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Oneida County

New York · 226,392 residents (2025 est.) · 1,212 sq mi
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With 229,124 people, Oneida County is a county in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. The typical home is worth $182,600, having more than doubled since 2000. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $944 a month. That trails the New York median by roughly 18%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
229,124
−3%since 2000
from 235,469 in 2000
226,392 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
189 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 191 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.7
+7%since 2000
from 38.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,212 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
227K233K240K246K253K19902000201020202024Oneida County
2024229K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(12,431)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(13,085)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(14,810)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(14,951)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(14,784)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(27,702)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(27,587)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(26,618)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.8%(31,726)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(25,919)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(13,974)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(5,537)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,154
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,909 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,903
+105%since 2000
from $18,516 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.5%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+4%since 2010
from 0.432 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$182,600
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$944
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $470 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 67.2% in 2000
32.3% rent
Vacancy rate
9.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.6%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
+22%since 2009
from 2.1 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
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.6%(208,600)
Black5.5%(12,937)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(7,545)
Asian1.1%(2,701)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.7%(180,278)
Black5.7%(13,128)
Hispanic / Latino7.1%(16,197)
Asian4.3%(9,841)
Other4.2%(9,680)
Diversity Score
46
+57%since 2009
from 29 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
49
−6%since 2020
from 53 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.1%(7,051)
Dominican1.2%(2,674)
Mexican1%(2,215)
Cuban0.3%(674)
Ecuadorian0.2%(361)
Spaniard0.1%(223)
Salvadoran0.1%(178)
Colombian0.1%(146)
Guatemalan0.1%(131)
Peruvian0%(64)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Burmese1.8%(4,117)
Chinese0.4%(1,003)
Cambodian0.3%(786)
Asian Indian0.3%(742)
Vietnamese0.3%(611)
Korean0.2%(499)
Filipino0.2%(406)
Nepalese0.1%(174)
Kazakh0.1%(124)
Taiwanese0%(112)
Thai0%(83)
Japanese0%(55)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(38)
Tongan0%(6)
Ancestry
Italian16.4%(37,556)
Irish14.8%(33,992)
German13.8%(31,556)
English9.8%(22,419)
Polish9.3%(21,361)
American5%(11,410)
French3.3%(7,449)
Welsh1.9%(4,294)
Arab1.7%(3,843)
Ukrainian1.6%(3,607)
Scottish1.3%(3,012)
Dutch1.2%(2,837)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian1.1%(2,551)
Lebanese1%(2,311)
Russian0.4%(952)
West Indian0.4%(941)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(936)
Norwegian0.4%(857)
Swiss0.4%(851)
Swedish0.3%(730)
Somali0.3%(698)
Hungarian0.2%(528)
British0.2%(495)
Czech0.2%(435)
Lithuanian0.2%(421)
Canadian0.2%(374)
Danish0.1%(311)
Syrian0.1%(303)
Jamaican0.1%(283)
Portuguese0.1%(277)
Austrian0.1%(257)
Greek0.1%(251)
Croatian0.1%(214)
Moroccan0.1%(198)
Nigerian0.1%(163)
Haitian0.1%(157)
Guyanese0.1%(149)
Belgian0.1%(136)
Iraqi0.1%(123)
Slovak0%(103)
Turkish0%(103)
Finnish0%(91)
Iranian0%(89)
Egyptian0%(82)
Slovene0%(63)
Romanian0%(55)
Serbian0%(48)
Ghanaian0%(48)
Armenian0%(37)
Brazilian0%(37)
Jordanian0%(29)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 18.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.0%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 79.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.6 min
+55%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.4%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
12.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 59.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.9%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 15.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.8%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 75.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 88.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(36,771)
Married48.4%(45,367)
Widowed3.4%(3,145)
Divorced9%(8,476)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(30,197)
Married46.8%(44,474)
Widowed10%(9,526)
Divorced11.4%(10,842)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 57.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
30.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 26.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 44.2% 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)20%(2,425)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(2,867)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(4,528)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(642)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(123)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,099 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 Oneida County, New York?

Oneida County, New York has about 229,124 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oneida County, New York?

The typical household in Oneida County, New York earns about $70,154 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oneida County, New York expensive?

In Oneida County, New York, the median home is worth about $182,600, and the typical rent is about $944 a month.

How educated are people in Oneida County, New York?

About 27.8% of adults age 25 and over in Oneida County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oneida County, New York?

About 15.5% of people in Oneida County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oneida County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Oneida County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 21,712 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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