Syracuse, NY Demographic Data
Syracuse, NY Summary
Syracuse is located in Onondaga County in New York
- Population: 144,161
- Area: 25.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 25.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.57 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,629.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 397.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Syracuse, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
75,246
53%
50.8
Male
68,132
48%
49.2
Total Population
143,378
323,128,000
Syracuse, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,363
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,994
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,178
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,618
10.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
14,854
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,923
16.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
15,883
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
15,330
10.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,634
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8,287
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10,700
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,028
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,586
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
114,884
80.1%
77.2
Female
61,252
53.3%
51.3
Male
53,632
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
101,166
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
22,774
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
18,314
12.8%
15.2
Female
10,758
58.7%
55.8
Male
7,556
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Syracuse, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
133,934
93.4%
96.8
White
78,868
55.0%
72.6
Black or African American
41,560
29.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
959
0.7%
0.8
Asian
8,529
5.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
647
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
2,510
1.8%
1.3
Filipino
228
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
101
0.1%
0.2
Korean
822
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,278
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
2,943
2.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,018
2.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,444
6.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,015
9.1%
17.8
Mexican
927
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6,413
4.5%
1.7
Cuban
2,311
1.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,364
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
130,363
90.9%
82.2
Syracuse, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,831
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,752
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
22,597
25.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
18,158
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,327
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13,681
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11,025
12.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,583
17.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
73,788
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24,706
27.6%
31.2
Syracuse, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
63,554
53.5%
33.7%
Now Married
32,652
27.5%
47.5
Divorced
11,727
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,885
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
7,025
5.9
5.8%
Syracuse, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
112,018
83.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
22,997
17.0%
21.6%
Spanish
8,665
6.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,177
3.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,829
4.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
4,326
3.2%
1.1%
Syracuse, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,125
16.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,474
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,997
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,217
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,759
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,672
13.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,440
7.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,011
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,361
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,239
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
33,695
57,617
Per capita income
22,202
31,128
Syracuse, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
123
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,634
12.7%
9.8
Construction
2,123
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
19,935
33.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,130
5.2%
6.6
Information
1,486
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,795
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,953
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,895
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,131
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
7,407
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,610
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,012
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,017
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
23,254
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,332
10.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
14,240
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,391
22.2%
18.1%
Syracuse, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
58,590
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
38,409
65.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,544
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5,085
8.7%
5.1
Walked
5,847
10.0%
2.7
Other means
1,238
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
2,467
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
Syracuse, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16,432
29.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
23,715
42.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
12,266
21.8%
37.1
3 or more
3,882
6.9%
21.0
Syracuse, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
56,295
82.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
21,992
39.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34,303
60.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
12,212
17.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Syracuse, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
68,507
1 room
3,188
4.7%
2.4
2 rooms
1,846
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
8,797
12.8%
9.1
4 rooms
12,542
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
9,455
13.8%
19.8
6 rooms
12,925
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
8,694
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
5,391
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,669
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Syracuse, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
68,507
1-unit, detached
26,832
39.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,987
4.4%
5.9
2-units
13,007
19.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,205
7.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,764
8.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,036
5.9%
4.4
20 or more units
10,384
15.2%
9.0
Mobile home
292
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Syracuse, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
29,752
43.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8,370
12.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
11,601
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,664
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,198
9.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,693
3.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,597
2.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
742
1.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
589
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
301
0.4%
1.4%
Syracuse, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
40,547
72.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
521
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
12,817
22.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,095
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
203
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
60
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
248
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
804
1.4%
1.1
Syracuse, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
13,186
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
46
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
221
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
430
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
449
3.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,287
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,484
34.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
6,269
47.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,400
56.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,093
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
768
5.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
656
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,195
16.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
74
0.0%
0.0%
Syracuse, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,747
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
105
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
167
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
757
2.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,324
15.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
5,664
16.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
21,730
64.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
556
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
749
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,725
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,423
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,760
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,841
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,486
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,009
46.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,059
0.0%
0.0%
Syracuse, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
21,992
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,025
9.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10,465
47.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,142
18.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,866
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
937
4.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
982
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
404
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
171
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,900
205,000