Syosset vs Woodmere

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

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

Syosset has the higher population (18,274 vs 18,198 in Woodmere). Syosset has the higher median household income ($187,936 vs $174,942 in Woodmere). Woodmere has the higher median home value ($944,400 vs $854,500 in Syosset).

Population, income & housing

	Syosset	Woodmere
Population	18,274	18,198
Median age	42.6 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$187,936	$174,942
Median home value	$854,500	$944,400
Median gross rent	$3,066	$2,519
Housing units	6,215	5,393
Homeownership rate	91.1%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.1%	66.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Syosset	Woodmere
Population	19,453 → 18,274 (-6.1%)	17,470 → 18,198 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$163,589 → $187,936 (+14.9%)	$142,904 → $174,942 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$663,400 → $854,500 (+28.8%)	$706,200 → $944,400 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,734 → $3,066 (+12.1%)	$2,006 → $2,519 (+25.6%)

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

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)

	Syosset	Woodmere
Under 5	3.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	24.6%	28.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	18.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	6.9%
75 and over	5.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Syosset	Woodmere
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	32.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Syosset	Woodmere
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.7%
High school graduate	11.3%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	33.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Syosset	Woodmere
Drove alone	54.1%	58.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	4.2%
Public transit	14.0%	14.8%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	20.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Syosset	Woodmere
1-unit, detached	91.2%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Syosset	Woodmere
Poverty rate	3.6%	1.8%
Average household size	3.00	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	41	42
Median year structure built	1958	1959