Roosevelt vs Syosset

A side-by-side comparison of Roosevelt and Syosset: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roosevelt has the higher population (19,636 vs 18,274 in Syosset). Syosset has the higher median household income ($187,936 vs $135,158 in Roosevelt). Syosset has the higher median home value ($854,500 vs $454,100 in Roosevelt).

Population, income & housing

	Roosevelt	Syosset
Population	19,636	18,274
Median age	33.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,158	$187,936
Median home value	$454,100	$854,500
Median gross rent	$2,579	$3,066
Housing units	4,609	6,215
Homeownership rate	76.3%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roosevelt	Syosset
Population	16,899 → 19,636 (+16.2%)	19,453 → 18,274 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$90,423 → $135,158 (+49.5%)	$163,589 → $187,936 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$309,100 → $454,100 (+46.9%)	$663,400 → $854,500 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,811 → $2,579 (+42.4%)	$2,734 → $3,066 (+12.1%)

Roosevelt

Population

16,89919,636

Median household income

$90,423$135,158

Median home value

$309,100$454,100

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,579

Syosset

Population

19,45318,274

Median household income

$163,589$187,936

Median home value

$663,400$854,500

Median gross rent

$2,734$3,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roosevelt	Syosset
Under 5	7.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	24.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	18.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.6%
75 and over	3.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roosevelt	Syosset
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	59.7%
Black or African American	51.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.4%	32.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roosevelt	Syosset
No high school diploma	15.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	34.0%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roosevelt	Syosset
Drove alone	60.3%	54.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	5.7%
Public transit	13.7%	14.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.9%	23.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roosevelt	Syosset
1-unit, detached	79.0%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Roosevelt	Syosset
Poverty rate	4.1%	3.6%
Average household size	4.37	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	35	41
Median year structure built	1953	1958