North Syracuse vs Westvale

A side-by-side comparison of North Syracuse and Westvale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Syracuse has the higher population (6,727 vs 5,293 in Westvale). Westvale has the higher median household income ($101,326 vs $66,158 in North Syracuse). Westvale has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $150,300 in North Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	North Syracuse	Westvale
Population	6,727	5,293
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,158	$101,326
Median home value	$150,300	$189,100
Median gross rent	$968	$2,125
Housing units	3,022	1,983
Homeownership rate	66.5%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Syracuse	Westvale
Population	6,767 → 6,727 (-0.6%)	5,000 → 5,293 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $66,158 (+33.0%)	$81,906 → $101,326 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$114,500 → $150,300 (+31.3%)	$151,700 → $189,100 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $968 (+13.1%)	$1,185 → $2,125 (+79.3%)

North Syracuse

Population

6,7676,727

Median household income

$49,750$66,158

Median home value

$114,500$150,300

Median gross rent

$856$968

Westvale

Population

5,0005,293

Median household income

$81,906$101,326

Median home value

$151,700$189,100

Median gross rent

$1,185$2,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Syracuse	Westvale
Under 5	4.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.5%
75 and over	8.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Syracuse	Westvale
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	91.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Syracuse	Westvale
No high school diploma	8.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	30.5%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	27.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Syracuse	Westvale
Drove alone	81.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	13.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Syracuse	Westvale
1-unit, detached	65.9%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Syracuse	Westvale
Poverty rate	12.1%	3.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1959	1955