2024 population: 655,189 ( 6,907 from 2020)
Land area: 2384.9 square miles
Population density: 274.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	518,816	79.19%	3.1%
Black:	56,700	8.65%	4.6%
Indian:	4,303	0.66%	0.8%
Asian:	21,537	3.29%	9.2%
2+ races:	17,986	2.75%	8.8%
Hispanic:	35,847	5.47%	12.7%

Total non-White:	136,373	20.81%	7.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,231	10.3
Deaths:	29,396	11.1
Net Migration:	-12,433	-4.7
Net Immigration:	8,020	3.0

Change in White population:	-16,665	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,758	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
662,096
535,481	80.88%
54,215	8.19%
4,338	0.66%
19,729	2.98%
16,532	2.50%
31,801	4.80%
126,615	19.12%

2010
662,577
555,047	83.77%
50,818	7.67%
4,370	0.66%
15,800	2.38%
13,149	1.98%
22,697	3.43%
107,530	16.23%

2000
650,154
568,273	87.41%
43,316	6.66%
4,513	0.69%
10,541	1.62%
9,347	1.44%
13,501	2.08%
81,881	12.59%

1990
659,864
601,849	91.21%
38,027	5.76%
4,303	0.65%
7,951	1.20%
n/a
7,734	1.17%
58,015	8.79%

1980
642,971
598,665	93.11%
30,481	4.74%
3,720	0.58%
3,508	0.55%
n/a
6,211	0.97%
44,306	6.89%

1970
636,507
607,603	95.46%
23,359	3.67%
2,454	0.39%
1,245	0.20%
n/a
1,061	0.17%
28,904	4.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
66,531	10.0
54,794	8.3
-38,934	-5.9
13,114	2.0

-19,566	-3.0
19,085	2.9

Number	Rate
2000's
71,776	11.0
52,169	8.0
-27,743	-4.3
8,042	1.2

-13,226	-2.0
25,649	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
91,765	13.9
56,952	8.6
-50,017	-7.6
6,933	1.1

-33,576	-5.1
23,866	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
98,861	15.4
55,501	8.6
-23,424	-3.6
n/a

3,184	0.5
13,709	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-41,696	-6.6
n/a

-8,938	-1.4
15,402	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
136,528	20.8%
518,661	79.2%
117,518	17.9%

265,206
2.37

160,775	60.6%
115,487	71.8%
18,208	11.3%
104,431	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
151,483	22.9%
511,094	77.1%
91,217	13.8%

261,840
2.43

164,709	62.9%
117,990	71.6%
20,589	12.5%
97,131	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
168,196	25.9%
481,958	74.1%
85,953	13.2%

252,286
2.49

165,007	65.4%
125,376	76.0%
19,385	11.7%
87,279	34.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
166,263	25.2%
493,601	74.8%
81,524	12.4%

243,972
2.60

167,693	68.7%
134,285	80.1%
15,160	9.0%
76,279	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
183,105	28.5%
459,866	71.5%
68,497	10.7%

223,693
2.77

160,751	71.9%
133,344	83.0%
13,331	8.3%
62,942	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,233	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,638	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	11,112	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,853	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,137	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	10,685	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,634	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,732	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,569	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	19,252	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,945	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,629	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,878	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,824	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	22,749	8.6%
$200,000 or more	21,336	8.0%

Median Household Income	70,087
Per Capita Income	38,235

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15,471	5.8%
Public Assistance	9,412	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40,574	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	279,864	69.8%
Unemployed	17,198	4.3%
In Armed Forces	650	0.2%

Total Labor Force	297,712	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	103,330	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	107,143	85,903	55.5%
Non-Profit	12,716	24,292	34.4%
Self-Employed	16,117	9,135	63.8%

Local Government	11,085	17,940	38.2%
State Government	9,118	11,540	44.1%
Federal Government	3,063	3,325	47.9%

Total Private + Self	123,260	95,038	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35,982	57,097	38.7%
Total	159,242	152,135	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46,968	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	66,807	21.4%
Professional, Technical	84,656	27.1%
Service Occupations	52,094	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,040	0.3%
All others	61,386	19.7%

White Collar		63.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	51,500	16.5%
Educational services	44,541	14.3%
Retail trade	35,233	11.3%
Manufacturing	27,256	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,739	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	18,969	6.1%
Construction	18,453	5.9%
Finance and insurance	14,577	4.7%
Other services	13,730	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	13,461	4.3%
Public administration	12,106	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,972	3.2%
Wholesale trade	7,908	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,875	1.9%
Information	5,622	1.8%
Utilities	5,085	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,539	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,631	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	421	0.1%
Management	293	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,522	0.53%
Puerto Rican	13,654	2.07%
Cuban	2,354	0.36%
Dominican	2,921	0.44%

Total Central American	1,907	0.29%
Costa Rican	167	0.03%
Guatemalan	656	0.10%
Honduran	199	0.03%
Nicaraguan	154	0.02%
Panamanian	391	0.06%
Salvadoran	283	0.04%
Other Central American	57	0.01%

Total South American	3,258	0.49%
Argentinean	252	0.04%
Bolivian	147	0.02%
Chilean	449	0.07%
Colombian	1,123	0.17%
Ecuadorian	625	0.09%
Paraguayan	52	0.01%
Peruvian	378	0.06%
Uruguayan	26	0.00%
Venezuelan	134	0.02%
Other South American	72	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,042	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	6,076	0.92%
Indian	3,401	0.52%
Vietnamese	2,228	0.34%
Burmese	1,757	0.27%
Korean	1,129	0.17%
Filipino	838	0.13%
Thai	446	0.07%
Bhutanese	382	0.06%
Japanese	357	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	567,869	91.1%
Spanish	15,349	2.5%
Other Indo-European	7,462	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,702	1.1%
Other	5,200	0.8%
Chinese	5,067	0.8%
Other Asian	3,644	0.6%
Arabic	3,414	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,776	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	118,665	18.0%
German	98,872	15.0%
Italian	93,874	14.3%
English	78,306	11.9%
Polish	40,281	6.1%
American	30,278	4.6%
French	23,315	3.5%
Dutch	11,213	1.7%
French Canadian	10,475	1.6%
Scottish	10,415	1.6%
European	8,267	1.3%
Ukrainian	7,634	1.2%
Welsh	5,662	0.9%
Russian	5,487	0.8%
Swedish	4,129	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	640,379	97.2%
Not a citizen	18,315	2.8%

Native	616,959	93.7%
Foreign-born	41,735	6.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,112	2.7%	27,312	6.1%	127,051	28.2%	134,947	29.9%	82,362	18.3%	67,107	14.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,112	2.7%
9-12 Years	27,312	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	127,051	28.2%
Some College	134,947	29.9%
Bach. Degree	82,362	18.3%
Grad Degree	67,107	14.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	673,960	643,804	30,156	4.5%
1991	674,772	628,892	45,880	6.8%
1992	672,438	622,720	49,718	7.4%
1993	669,718	625,322	44,396	6.6%
1994	660,624	622,268	38,356	5.8%
1995	654,732	619,472	35,260	5.4%
1996	656,828	625,800	31,028	4.7%
1997	664,958	634,766	30,192	4.5%
1998	660,376	634,118	26,258	4.0%
1999	659,822	632,922	26,900	4.1%

2000	647,182	622,866	24,316	3.8%
2001	644,866	617,032	27,834	4.3%
2002	653,254	618,878	34,376	5.3%
2003	652,766	616,124	36,642	5.6%
2004	652,908	616,864	36,044	5.5%
2005	659,692	627,436	32,256	4.9%
2006	661,388	631,068	30,320	4.6%
2007	654,536	626,108	28,428	4.3%
2008	660,124	623,790	36,334	5.5%
2009	659,776	605,562	54,214	8.2%

2010	663,500	605,924	57,576	8.7%
2011	651,604	597,106	54,498	8.4%
2012	650,142	594,152	55,990	8.6%
2013	646,002	596,596	49,406	7.6%
2014	625,460	587,044	38,416	6.1%
2015	617,744	584,136	33,608	5.4%
2016	614,608	583,788	30,820	5.0%
2017	609,012	578,232	30,780	5.1%
2018	609,618	583,236	26,382	4.3%
2019	609,462	584,600	24,862	4.1%

2020	610,258	558,988	51,270	8.4%
2021	614,664	583,950	30,714	5.0%
2022	620,184	598,950	21,234	3.4%
2023	619,680	597,008	22,672	3.7%
2024	622,628	600,022	22,606	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	296,553
Median Value	$164,221

Occupied	265,206	89.4%
Vacant	31,347	10.6%

Owned	180,199	67.9%
Rented	85,007	32.1%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	202,695	68.4%
Detached	193,049	65.1%
Attached	9,646	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45,765	15.4%
Mobile Homes	11,597	3.9%

Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Syracuse, NY Metro Area