Syosset

Population: 18,274
Median household income: $187,936
Median home value: $854,500

Syosset, a community in Nassau County, New York, has 18,274 residents. At $187,936, its median household income sits above Nassau County's $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Syosset's population declined 6.1% from 19,453 to 18,274, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $663,400 to $854,500.

91.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,274
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $187,936
Median home value: $854,500
Median gross rent: $3,066
Housing units: 6,215
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,453	$163,589	$663,400	$2,734
2020	19,254	$161,029	$674,000	$2,718
2021	19,347	$165,727	$690,800	—
2022	18,807	$180,297	$816,200	—
2023	18,274	$187,936	$854,500	$3,066

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	714	3.9%
5 to 17	4,492	24.6%
18 to 24	952	5.2%
25 to 34	1,287	7.0%
35 to 44	2,470	13.5%
45 to 54	3,416	18.7%
55 to 64	2,177	11.9%
65 to 74	1,757	9.6%
75 and over	1,009	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,911	59.7%
Black or African American	166	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	5,899	32.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	114	0.6%
Two or more races	387	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	763	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree34.0%

Graduate or professional degree36.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	378	3.1%
High school graduate	1,369	11.3%
Some college or associate's	1,879	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,117	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,373	36.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone54.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit14.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,540	54.1%
Carpooled	478	5.7%
Public transit	1,174	14.0%
Walked	119	1.4%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,938	23.1%
Other means	136	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,180	18.3%
15 to 29 min	1,571	24.3%
30 to 44 min	1,126	17.4%
45 to 59 min	681	10.5%
60+ min	1,900	29.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 3.6% (660 of 18,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,032	83.5%
Nonfamily households	995	16.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,027	97.0%
Vacant	188	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,489	91.1%
Renter-occupied	538	8.9%

1-unit, detached91.2%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,668	91.2%
1-unit, attached	274	4.4%
2 to 4 units	106	1.7%
5 to 19 units	167	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3672554
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8157, -73.5020

Compare with nearby cities

Other places in Nassau County

132