East Syracuse vs Lakeland

A side-by-side comparison of East Syracuse and Lakeland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Syracuse has the higher population (3,039 vs 2,344 in Lakeland). Lakeland has the higher median household income ($89,405 vs $60,750 in East Syracuse). Lakeland has the higher median home value ($156,100 vs $113,000 in East Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
Population	3,039	2,344
Median age	44.8 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,750	$89,405
Median home value	$113,000	$156,100
Median gross rent	$861	$1,264
Housing units	1,528	1,164
Homeownership rate	49.1%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
Population	2,955 → 3,039 (+2.8%)	2,571 → 2,344 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$39,896 → $60,750 (+52.3%)	$66,156 → $89,405 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $113,000 (+9.5%)	$135,800 → $156,100 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $861 (+23.5%)	$922 → $1,264 (+37.1%)

East Syracuse

Population

2,9553,039

Median household income

$39,896$60,750

Median home value

$103,200$113,000

Median gross rent

$697$861

Lakeland

Population

2,5712,344

Median household income

$66,156$89,405

Median home value

$135,800$156,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
Under 5	3.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.8%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	21.8%	23.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	13.5%
75 and over	6.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	85.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
No high school diploma	12.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	31.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
Drove alone	64.9%	87.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	5.2%
Public transit	1.7%	1.3%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.4%
Other means	9.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
1-unit, detached	40.2%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	43.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	9.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	East Syracuse	Lakeland
Poverty rate	10.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.16	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1938	1970