Syosset

Syosset has 19,259 residents, 6,170 homes, and 5,307 families as of the 2020 U.S. Census. There were 3,785.8 people per square mile (1,461.7/km2) at that population density. At an average density of 1,274.5 per square mile (492.1/km2), there were 6,354 dwelling units. With 1.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 31.4% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.8% other races, and 1.6% two or more races represented, Syosset’s racial composition was 62.7% White. 4.1% of all people are Latino or Hispanic. 

Like many other communities on Long Island’s North Shore, Syosset is home to a sizable Jewish population in addition to a sizable Italian and East Asian population. Chinese or Korean were the primary languages spoken at home by 35.4% of the population, who did not speak English.

8,131 households were found, of which 25.6% included children under the age of 18, married couples made up 75.5% of the households, single women made up 7.5%, and non-families made up 14.4%. Individuals made up 12.6% of all households, while people 65 years of age or more lived alone in 7.6% of them. 3.05 was the average size of a household, and 3.33 was the average size of a family.

The population of Syosset was dispersed, with 15.0% of people 65 years of age or older, 5.6% of people between the ages of 18 and 24, 26.3% of people between the ages of 25 and 44, and 26.0% of people under the age of 18. It was 41 years old on average. There were 96.2 men for every 100 females.