Demographics

In order to provide a comprehensive and comparative evaluation, some data tables provide statistics for multiple geographic areas including Onondaga County, the Syracuse - Auburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA), Central New York, and New York State.

Population Density
County	Population	Square Miles	Density
Onondaga	457,714	809	566
Cayuga	81,279	700	116
Cortland	48,251	502	96
Madison	71,155	643	111
Oswego	123,700	968	128
CNY	782,099	3,622	216

Median Household Income
	1980	1990	2000	2008E	2013P
Onondaga County	$17,574	$31,783	$40,847	$53,105	$62,182
Syracuse CSA	$17,181	$31,055	$39,750	$50,582	$59,249
New York State	$16,647	$32,965	$43,393	$58,692	$68,886
United States	$16,841	$30,056	$41,994	$54,719	$56,938
Source: 1980 , 1990, 2000 Census of Population and Housing and CCIM Census Data. Updated June 2009

Population Summary
	City of Syracuse	Onondaga County	Syracuse CSA	Central New York
1980	170,105	463,920	722,865	771,685
1990	163,860	468,973	742,178	791,141
2000	146,435	458,336	732,117	780,716
2008E	141,619	457,714	735,777	784,137
2013P	139,894	457,067	737,340	785,453
Median Age
	31	38.2	39.2	38.1
Households
	58,666	185,500	293,335	308,871
Age Distribution
0 to 4	10,064	29,570	46,460	49,325
5 to 9	8,829	28,598	45,141	47,878
10 to 14	8,771	30,064	47,693	50,592
15 to 19	13,590	34,844	57,199	61,787
20 to 24	17,146	34,928	56,647	61,762
25 to 34	19,246	52,474	85,018	90,774
35 to 44	17,083	60,791	98,862	104,866
45 to 54	17,255	69,556	112,868	119,604
55 to 64	12,721	52,565	85,245	90,622
65 to 74	7,265	30,129	48,749	51,872
75 to 84	6,252	23,556	35,896	38,030
85 and over	3,397	10,639	15,999	17,025
% Distribution by Age Group
Under 19	29%	27%	27%	27%
20 to 34	26%	19%	19%	19%
35 to 54	24%	28%	29%	29%
55 to 74	14%	18%	18%	18%
75 and over	7%	7%	7%	7%
Ethnic Breakdown
White	83,091	375,333	639,372	685,602
Black/African American	40,539	48,466	54,172	54,841
Asian/Pacific Islander	6,294	13,157	14,963	15,283
American Indian, Alaska Native	1,619	4,183	5,415	5,559
Other	3,702	4,834	6,635	6,872
More than one race	6,373	11,741	15,220	15,980
Hispanic Ethnicity	8,706	13,513	18,448	19,209
% Ethnic Breakdown
White	58.7%	82.0%	86.9%	87.4%
Black/African American	28.6%	10.6%	7.4%	7.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.4%	2.9%	2.0%	1.9%
American Indian, Alaska Native	1.1%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%
Other	2.6%	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%
More than one race	4.5%	2.6%	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic Ethnicity	6.1%	3.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Median Household Income Distribution
less than $15,000	15,059	22,860	35,863	38,681
$15,000 to $24,999	9,071	18,903	31,323	33,744
$25,000 to $34,999	8,099	19,789	31,939	34,166
$35,000 to $49,999	8,433	26,223	44,500	47,609
$50,000 to $74,999	8,346	35,609	60,444	64,792
$75,000 to 99,999	5,135	29,986	42,271	43,998
$100,000 to $149,999	3,060	20,044	28,598	29,842
$150,000 to $199,999	662	6,239	8,074	8,372
over $200,000	800	5,847	7,429	7,666
% Median Household Income Distribution
less than $15,000	25.7%	12.3%	12.2%	12.5%
$15,000 to $24,999	15.5%	10.2%	10.7%	10.9%
$25,000 to $34,999	13.8%	10.7%	10.9%	11.1%
$35,000 to $49,999	14.4%	14.1%	15.2%	15.4%
$50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	19.2%	20.6%	21.0%
$75,000 to 99,999	8.8%	16.2%	14.4%	14.2%
$100,000 to $149,999	5.2%	10.8%	9.7%	9.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1.1%	3.4%	2.8%	2.7%
over $200,000	1.4%	3.2%	2.5%	2.5%
Median Household Income	$30,835	$53,105	$50,582	$50,079
Average Household Income	$44,916	$68,347	$64,281	$63,591
Per Capita Income	$19,694	$28,149	$25,944	$25,647
Source: ESRI Database of Census Data Unless otherwise noted, data is 2008 estimates Updated June 2009 Click here to view Graph Showing Syracuse CSA Age Distribution

Population Trends
Region (5 Counties)	1980	1990	2000	2008E	2013P	2000 vs 2008E
Central NY	771,810	791,141	780,716	784,137	785,453 0.4%
CSA (4 Counties)
Syracuse	722,865	742,178	732,117	735,777	737,340	0.5%
Counties in CNY
Onondaga	463,920	468,973	458,336	457,714	457,067	-0.1%
Cayuga	79,894	82,313	81,963	81,279	80,596	-0.8%
Madison	65,150	69,121	69,441	71,155	71,560	2.5%
Oswego	113,901	121,771	122,377	123,700	122,973	1.1%
Cortland	48,945	48,963	48,599	48,251	47,686	-0.7%
City and Towns in Onondaga County				2007E	2012P	2000 vs 2007E
Syracuse	170,105	163,860	147,306	141,619	139,894	-3.9%
Camillus	24,333	23,625	23,152	23,218	23,274	0.3%
Cicero	23,689	25,560	27,982	29,898	30,650	6.8%
Clay	52,838	59,749	58,805	58,756	58,844	-0.1%
Dewitt	26,868	25,148	24,071	24,959	24,985	3.7%
Elbridge	5,885	6,192	6,091	6,117	6,129	0.4%
Fabius	1,811	1,760	1,974	2,177	2,250	10.3%
Geddes	18,528	17,677	17,740	17,433	17,340	-1.7%
LaFayette	5,084	5,105	4,833	4,850	4,860	0.4%
Lysander	13,897	16,346	19,285	20,086	20,407	4.2%
Manlius	28,528	30,656	31,872	32,380	32,603	1.6%
Marcellus	6,180	6,465	6,319	6,321	6,328	0.0%
Onondaga	17,824	18,396	21,063	21,482	21,660	2.0%
Onondaga Res.			1,473	1,540	1,569	4.5%
Otisco	2,112	2,255	2,561	2,508	2,496	-2.1%
Pompey	4,492	5,317	6,159	6,760	6,975	9.8%
Salina	37,400	35,145	33,290	32,699	32,504	-1.8%
Skaneateles	7,795	7,526	7,323	7,423	7,459	1.4%
Spafford	1,596	1,675	1,661	1,662	1,665	0.1%
Tully	2,409	2,378	2,709	2,748	2,764	1.4%
Van Buren	12,585	13,367	12,667	12,595	12,580	-0.6%
Villages in Onondaga County (included in Town totals)				2007E	2012P	2000 vs 2007E
Baldwinsville			7,053	7,006	7,002	-0.7%
Camillus			1,249	1,260	1,267	0.9%
East Syracuse			3,178	3,114	3,098	-2.0%
Elbridge			1,103	1,107	1,109	0.4%
Fabius			355	392	406	10.4%
Fayetteville			4,190	4,153	4,143	-0.9%
Jordan			1,314	1,298	1,293	-1.2%
Liverpool			2,505	2,405	2,369	-4.0%
Manlius			4,819	4,919	4,965	2.1%
Marcellus			1,826	1,792	1,781	-1.9%
Minoa			3,348	3,433	3,465	2.5%
North Syracuse			6,862	6,692	6,638	-2.5%
Skaneateles			2,616	2,597	2,592	-0.7%
Solvay			6,845	6,744	6,713	-1.5%
Tully			924	939	945	1.6%
Source: CCIM Database and US Census, Updated June 2009. Click here to view Graph Showing Town Percent Population Change

Household Trends
	1980	1990	2000	2008E	1990 vs 2008E
New York State	6,340,429	6,634,434	7,056,860	7,270,269	9.6%
Central NY Region	266,940	290,353	308,565	308,871	6.4%
Syracuse CSA	250,616	273,038	282,601	290,442	6.4%
Onondaga County	165,677	177,950	181,153	185,500	4.2%
Syracuse City	66,961	65,046	59,482	58,666	-9.8%
Source: CCIM Database Updated June 2009

Comparative Change in Age Distribution
New York State	1990	2000	2008E	2013P	1990-2008E
0 to 4	1,255,764	1,239,417	1,275,962	1,298,767	1.6%
5 to 9	1,178,006	1,351,857	1,223,611	1,210,393	3.9%
10 to 14	1,140,177	1,332,433	1,292,126	1,207,160	13.3%
15 to 19	1,230,127	1,287,544	1,398,319	1,347,951	13.7%
20 to 24	1,408,899	1,244,309	1,352,308	1,454,170	-4.0%
25 to 34	3,138,188	2,757,324	2,587,036	2,596,347	-17.6%
35 to 44	2,724,685	3,074,298	2,820,111	2,545,473	3.5%
45 to 54	1,913,920	2,552,936	2,881,604	2,975,077	50.6%
55 to 64	1,636,967	1,687,987	2,172,933	2,507,885	32.7%
65 to 74	1,348,279	1,276,046	1,258,785	1,396,197	-6.6%
75 to 84	767,270	860,818	881,810	861,446	14.9%
85 and over	248,173	311,488	410,274	465,130	65.3%
Median Age	33.9	35.9	37.4	38.4	10.3%
Syracuse CSA
0 to 4	55,468	46,435	46,460	46,191	-16.2%
5 to 9	54,315	53,702	45,141	44,091	-16.9%
10 to 14	49,584	55,921	47,693	45,560	-3.8%
15 to 19	57,188	56,518	57,199	53,594	0.0%
20 to 24	62,991	48,115	56,647	56,643	-10.1%
25 to 34	126,207	92,090	85,018	89,064	-32.6%
35 to 44	108,422	118,961	98,862	86,118	-8.8%
45 to 54	71,798	99,941	112,868	111,643	57.2%
55 to 64	62,717	62,795	85,245	98,557	35.9%
65 to 74	54,034	49,944	48,749	54,097	-9.8%
75 to 84	29,688	35,816	35,896	33,983	20.9%
85 and over	9,765	11,879	15,999	17,799	63.8%
Median Age	32.3	36.1	39.2	39.2	21.4%
Onondaga County
0 to 4	35,006	29,917	29,570	29,487	-15.5%
5 to 9	33,051	33,986	28,598	27,824	-13.5%
10 to 14	29,689	34,481	30,064	28,392	1.3%
15 to 19	33,865	33,632	34,844	32,563	2.9%
20 to 24	39,711	29,695	34,928	35,529	-12.0%
25 to 34	81,449	58,488	52,474	55,362	-35.6%
35 to 44	69,087	73,667	60,791	52,544	-12.0%
45 to 54	45,272	62,535	69,556	68,123	53.6%
55 to 64	41,003	38,641	52,565	60,414	28.2%
65 to 74	35,095	32,167	30,129	33,138	-14.2%
75 to 84	19,260	23,361	23,556	21,843	22.3%
85 and over	6,485	7,766	10,639	11,848	64.1%
Median Age	32.8	36.2	38.2	39.0	16.5%
Source: CCIM Database Updated June 2009 Click here to view Graph Showing Change in Age Distribution Syracuse CSA

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