Port Washington vs Woodmere

A side-by-side comparison of Port Washington and Woodmere: population, income, housing, and more.

Port Washington and Woodmere are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Woodmere has the higher population (18,198 vs 17,613 in Port Washington). Port Washington has the higher median household income ($183,964 vs $174,942 in Woodmere). Port Washington has the higher median home value ($976,200 vs $944,400 in Woodmere).

Population, income & housing

	Port Washington	Woodmere
Population	17,613	18,198
Median age	42.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$183,964	$174,942
Median home value	$976,200	$944,400
Median gross rent	$2,218	$2,519
Housing units	6,312	5,393
Homeownership rate	77.8%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.1%	66.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Washington	Woodmere
Population	15,808 → 17,613 (+11.4%)	17,470 → 18,198 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$141,667 → $183,964 (+29.9%)	$142,904 → $174,942 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$815,300 → $976,200 (+19.7%)	$706,200 → $944,400 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,881 → $2,218 (+17.9%)	$2,006 → $2,519 (+25.6%)

Port Washington

Population

15,80817,613

Median household income

$141,667$183,964

Median home value

$815,300$976,200

Median gross rent

$1,881$2,218

Woodmere

Population

17,47018,198

Median household income

$142,904$174,942

Median home value

$706,200$944,400

Median gross rent

$2,006$2,519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Washington	Woodmere
Under 5	7.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	28.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.9%
75 and over	9.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Washington	Woodmere
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	80.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Washington	Woodmere
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.7%
High school graduate	12.6%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	33.8%	33.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Washington	Woodmere
Drove alone	47.3%	58.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	4.2%
Public transit	22.3%	14.8%
Walked	2.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	20.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Washington	Woodmere
1-unit, detached	70.5%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	12.8%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Washington	Woodmere
Poverty rate	3.3%	1.8%
Average household size	2.92	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	37	42
Median year structure built	1952	1959