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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Syosset, NY compare?
| Figure | Syosset, NY |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 19,259 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 3,871 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.7 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 19.5% |
| Measure | Syosset, NY |
|---|---|
| Total population | 18,433±1,188 |
| Median age | 42.8±1.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.5%±1.7 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 59.1%±3.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.0%±0.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 32.8%±3.0 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 24.7%±2.4 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 69.1%±3.3 pts |
| Median household income | $187,273±$18,592 |
| Per capita income | $77,497±$5,443 |
| People below the poverty line | 4.2%±1.6 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6%±1.2 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $874,300±$20,217 |
| Median gross rent | $3,036±$2,008 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 44.5%±23.6 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 92.4%±2.6 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.6%±0.4 pts |
| Worked from home | 25.3%±3.4 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 50.9%±5.1 pts |
| Public transportation | 14.8%±2.7 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 40.9 min±2.3 |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.2%±1.0 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov