Utica is a city of 64,217 people in New York. 27.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the New York median by roughly 39%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $151,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,484, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Utica
What changed most since 1990
White share84.8% → 53.2%(−31.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share1.0% → 11.2%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Poverty rate21.7% → 27.5%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Utica's population equals 28% of Oneida County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 67% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 49% of the county's.
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%(475)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(306)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.8%(770)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,983 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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Over time
Utica, decade by decade
Utica population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
68,637
$47,881
$157,685
12.3%
33.6
2000
60,651
$45,388
$105,292
15.2%
49.3
2010
62,235
$45,144
$122,710
16.4%
68.2
2020
65,283
$51,662
$124,113
20.1%
82.7
2024
64,217
$52,484
$151,300
22.4%
82.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
