COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lynbrook vs Valley Stream
PLACE A
Lynbrook, New York
VS
PLACE B
Valley Stream, New York
Lynbrook is 48% smaller than Valley Stream. Lynbrook earns more, with a median household income $3,506 higher.
LYNBROOKVALLEY STREAMDIFFERENCE
Total population20,85540,379−48% vs Valley Stream
Population density10,36011,610−1,250
Population growth5.2%8.3%−3.1 pts
Median age42.340.9+1.4
Male46.6%47.6%−1.0 pts
Female53.4%52.4%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born18.6%41.2%−22.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.7%23.9%+35.8 pts
Black7.7%25.8%−18.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.0%23.6%−2.5 pts
Asian8.4%19.6%−11.2 pts
Other3.1%7.1%−4.0 pts
Median household income$136,696$133,190+$3,506
Per capita income$62,995$49,554+$13,441
Poverty rate7.5%5.5%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%39.7%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree18.3%14.6%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%2.8%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation65.7%66.8%−1.1 pts
Median home value$611,900$616,100−$4,200
Median gross rent$2,230$2,124+$106
Owner-occupied75.6%78.7%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%4.8%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%53.6%−7.3 pts
Average commute35.240.7−5.5
Worked from home17.0%12.4%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work11.6%19.7%−8.1 pts
Uninsured3.5%3.2%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025