Elwood vs Lake Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Elwood and Lake Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elwood has the higher population (11,140 vs 11,050 in Lake Grove). Elwood has the higher median household income ($170,987 vs $119,558 in Lake Grove). Elwood has the higher median home value ($664,200 vs $550,700 in Lake Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Elwood	Lake Grove
Population	11,140	11,050
Median age	47.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$170,987	$119,558
Median home value	$664,200	$550,700
Median gross rent	$1,455	$2,208
Housing units	3,866	3,854
Homeownership rate	96.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elwood	Lake Grove
Population	11,498 → 11,140 (-3.1%)	11,100 → 11,050 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$116,144 → $170,987 (+47.2%)	$114,676 → $119,558 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$537,200 → $664,200 (+23.6%)	$417,800 → $550,700 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,393 → $1,455 (-39.2%)	$1,885 → $2,208 (+17.1%)

Elwood

Population

11,49811,140

Median household income

$116,144$170,987

Median home value

$537,200$664,200

Median gross rent

$2,393$1,455

Lake Grove

Population

11,10011,050

Median household income

$114,676$119,558

Median home value

$417,800$550,700

Median gross rent

$1,885$2,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elwood	Lake Grove
Under 5	4.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	9.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elwood	Lake Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	68.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elwood	Lake Grove
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.3%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elwood	Lake Grove
Drove alone	65.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.9%
Public transit	11.8%	4.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elwood	Lake Grove
1-unit, detached	90.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Elwood	Lake Grove
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	43	38
Median year structure built	1963	1969