Hartsdale vs Shrub Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Hartsdale and Shrub Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartsdale has the higher population (3,254 vs 2,770 in Shrub Oak). Shrub Oak has the higher median household income ($170,225 vs $152,619 in Hartsdale). Shrub Oak has the higher median home value ($498,800 vs $341,500 in Hartsdale).

Population, income & housing

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
Population	3,254	2,770
Median age	48.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$152,619	$170,225
Median home value	$341,500	$498,800
Median gross rent	$2,016	$1,298
Housing units	1,445	1,083
Homeownership rate	86.3%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.5%	53.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
Population	4,550 → 3,254 (-28.5%)	2,861 → 2,770 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$88,235 → $152,619 (+73.0%)	$112,083 → $170,225 (+51.9%)
Median home value	$268,300 → $341,500 (+27.3%)	$347,800 → $498,800 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,897 → $2,016 (+6.3%)	$1,799 → $1,298 (-27.8%)

Hartsdale

Population

4,5503,254

Median household income

$88,235$152,619

Median home value

$268,300$341,500

Median gross rent

$1,897$2,016

Shrub Oak

Population

2,8612,770

Median household income

$112,083$170,225

Median home value

$347,800$498,800

Median gross rent

$1,799$1,298

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
Under 5	4.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	12.9%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	17.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	17.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.0%
75 and over	11.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	74.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
No high school diploma	2.7%	12.5%
High school graduate	8.3%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	43.0%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
Drove alone	42.3%	77.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.2%
Public transit	28.2%	1.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.6%	12.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
1-unit, detached	36.3%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	15.1%
20 or more units	33.4%	22.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hartsdale	Shrub Oak
Poverty rate	3.5%	0.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	43	33
Median year structure built	1956	1966