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    Syracuse, NY
    Demographic Data



    Syracuse Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Syracuse Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    146,097

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.9%
    5 - 17:
    14.7%
    18 - 24:
    17.8%
    25 - 34:
    16.2%
    35 - 54:
    20.4%
    55 - 64:
    10.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    13.3%
    13.3%
    85.3%
    85.3%
    31.2%
    31.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Syracuse
    USA
    $28,393
    $28,393
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Syracuse
    USA
    $47,819
    $47,819
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    28.8%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Education
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Transportation
    Other
    Administration
    Construction
    Finance
    Public Service
    Arts
    18.6%
    18.6%
    16.4%
    16.4%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    49.0%
    49.0%
    25.7%
    25.7%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    Italian
    German
    English
    Polish
    French
    Scottish
    Dutch
    French Canadian
    European
    African
    Somalian
    Jamaican
    Other Subsaharan African
    Ukrainian
    Nigerian
    Welsh
    Swedish
    Russian
    Iraqi
    10.9%
    10.9%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Chinese
    African languages
    Arabic
    Other Asian languages
    French
    Vietnamese
    Langs. of India
    Native American languages
    Slavic languages
    Other Indo-European
    Polish
    Italian
    Tagalog
    Serbo-Croatian
    German/Yiddish
    Korean
    Russian
    Urdu
    80.8%
    80.8%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Syracuse Residents

    12.7%

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