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Syracuse

New York · 144,896 residents (2025 est.) · 25.1 sq mi
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Syracuse is home to 146,384 people in New York. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 31.8. The poverty rate is 28.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 44% less than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $138,400, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
146,384
−1%since 2000
from 147,306 in 2000
144,896 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
5,842 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 5,562 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
31.8
+4%since 2000
from 30.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
25.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
137K144K152K159K166K19902000201020202024Syracuse
2024146K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(8,564)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(8,071)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(8,776)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1911.1%(16,206)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.8%(14,398)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.2%(23,771)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(16,944)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.8%(12,925)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.7%(15,666)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.6%(12,594)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(5,853)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(2,616)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$47,819
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $25,000 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,393
+87%since 2000
from $15,168 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
32.5%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
28.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 27.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.497
+1%since 2010
from 0.492 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade3.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$138,400
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,039
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $506 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
41.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 40.3% in 2000
58.4% rent
Vacancy rate
11.5%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.14 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.29 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.7%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 55.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+7%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.4%(91,928)
Black24.6%(36,246)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(7,768)
Asian3.3%(4,929)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic49%(71,779)
Black25.7%(37,600)
Hispanic / Latino10.2%(14,984)
Asian7.2%(10,582)
Other7.8%(11,439)
Diversity Score
84
+15%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.7%(8,333)
Cuban0.9%(1,305)
Mexican0.8%(1,197)
Dominican0.8%(1,165)
South American0.7%(1,092)
Colombian0.3%(475)
Ecuadorian0.2%(319)
Salvadoran0.2%(227)
Panamanian0.1%(200)
Spaniard0.1%(177)
Venezuelan0.1%(160)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(101)
Argentine0%(67)
Honduran0%(47)
Peruvian0%(35)
Bolivian0%(21)
Chilean0%(15)
Asian origin
Chinese2.2%(3,191)
Burmese1.4%(2,065)
Asian Indian0.9%(1,350)
Vietnamese0.8%(1,124)
Kazakh0.3%(411)
Filipino0.2%(343)
Korean0.2%(284)
Nepalese0.2%(252)
Bangladeshi0.1%(218)
Pakistani0.1%(182)
Bhutanese0.1%(126)
Thai0.1%(108)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0.1%(101)
Taiwanese0%(57)
Cambodian0%(39)
Laotian0%(39)
Japanese0%(36)
Hmong0%(32)
Mongolian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(60)
Chamorro0%(20)
Ancestry
Irish10.9%(15,981)
Italian8.8%(12,942)
German7.8%(11,488)
English6.2%(9,032)
Polish3.3%(4,864)
American2.3%(3,406)
French2%(2,897)
Arab1.4%(2,109)
West Indian1.2%(1,766)
Scottish1%(1,445)
Dutch0.9%(1,355)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian0.9%(1,305)
Somali0.8%(1,154)
Jamaican0.8%(1,108)
Ukrainian0.6%(951)
Nigerian0.5%(673)
Welsh0.4%(578)
Swedish0.4%(559)
Russian0.4%(549)
Iraqi0.3%(489)
Ethiopian0.3%(478)
Norwegian0.3%(441)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(433)
Haitian0.3%(398)
Greek0.3%(396)
Kenyan0.3%(392)
British0.2%(356)
Austrian0.2%(334)
Portuguese0.2%(318)
Hungarian0.2%(307)
Syrian0.2%(283)
Ghanaian0.2%(250)
Lebanese0.1%(217)
Guyanese0.1%(209)
Slovak0.1%(200)
Swiss0.1%(188)
Canadian0.1%(161)
Iranian0.1%(159)
Turkish0.1%(159)
Lithuanian0.1%(144)
Armenian0.1%(139)
Romanian0.1%(132)
Slovene0.1%(115)
Danish0.1%(112)
Finnish0.1%(108)
Brazilian0.1%(105)
Egyptian0.1%(100)
Czech0.1%(99)
Croatian0.1%(79)
Belgian0%(65)
Latvian0%(52)
Barbadian0%(35)
Serbian0%(33)
Jordanian0%(31)
Moroccan0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.2%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 23.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.3%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 76.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.0 min
+60%since 2000
from 11.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
58.5%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 65.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
6.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.0%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
9.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
25.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 57.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.3%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
Female
51.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
Foreign born
12.7%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 14.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.0%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.1%
+21.8 ptssince 2017
from 66.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.8%
+8.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
77.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 76.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 82.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.1%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married57.8%(33,374)
Married30.1%(17,386)
Widowed2%(1,134)
Divorced10.1%(5,853)
Women 15+
Never married53.5%(33,830)
Married27.5%(17,407)
Widowed6.7%(4,233)
Divorced12.3%(7,756)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.0%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.8%
−5.4 ptssince 2020
from 48.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
42.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.2%
−6.9 ptssince 2020
from 60.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
53.3%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 48.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.9%(1,266)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(839)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(1,686)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(245)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(53)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,084 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Syracuse, New York?

Syracuse, New York has about 146,384 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Syracuse, New York?

The typical household in Syracuse, New York earns about $47,819 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Syracuse, New York expensive?

In Syracuse, New York, the median home is worth about $138,400, and the typical rent is about $1,039 a month.

How educated are people in Syracuse, New York?

About 31.2% of adults age 25 and over in Syracuse, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Syracuse, New York?

About 28.8% of people in Syracuse, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Syracuse, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Syracuse, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 17,476 residents, a change of about -11 percent over that period.

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