Demographic Statistics for Syracuse, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	147,306	100.0

Male	69,308	47.1
Female	77,998	52.9

Under 5 years	10,209	6.9
5 to 9 years	10,929	7.4
10 to 14 years	10,129	6.9
15 to 19 years	13,356	9.1
20 to 24 years	16,874	11.5
25 to 34 years	21,349	14.5
35 to 44 years	19,795	13.4
45 to 54 years	16,134	11.0
55 to 59 years	5,358	3.6
60 to 64 years	4,225	2.9
65 to 74 years	8,507	5.8
75 to 84 years	7,527	5.1
85 years and over	2,914	2.0

Median age (years)	30.5	(X)

18 years and over	110,521	75.0
Male	50,673	34.4
Female	59,848	40.6
21 years and over	98,296	66.7
62 years and over	21,404	14.5
65 years and over	18,948	12.9
Male	6,983	4.7
Female	11,965	8.1

RACE
One race	141,986	96.4
White	94,663	64.3
Black or African American	37,336	25.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,670	1.1
Asian	4,961	3.4
Asian Indian	754	0.5
Chinese	911	0.6
Filipino	157	0.1
Japanese	169	0.1
Korean	687	0.5
Vietnamese	1,475	1.0
Other Asian ¹	808	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	72	0.0
Native Hawaiian	28	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	21	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	3,284	2.2
Two or more races	5,320	3.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	98,899	67.1
Black or African American	40,436	27.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,273	2.2
Asian	5,625	3.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	200	0.1
Some other race	4,648	3.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	147,306	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,768	5.3
Mexican	610	0.4
Puerto Rican	4,885	3.3
Cuban	552	0.4
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,721	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	139,538	94.7
White alone	91,928	62.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	147,306	100.0
In households	136,317	92.5
Householder	59,482	40.4
Spouse	16,349	11.1
Child	40,606	27.6
Own child under 18 years	32,442	22.0
Other relatives	7,032	4.8
Under 18 years	3,268	2.2
Nonrelatives	12,848	8.7
Unmarried partner	4,465	3.0
In group quarters	10,989	7.5
Institutionalized population	2,267	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	8,722	5.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	59,482	100.0
Family households (families)	30,351	51.0
With own children under 18 years	16,338	27.5
Married-couple family	16,349	27.5
With own children under 18 years	7,071	11.9
Female householder, no husband present	11,455	19.3
With own children under 18 years	7,925	13.3
Nonfamily households	29,131	49.0
Householder living alone	22,736	38.2
Householder 65 years and over	7,095	11.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	18,118	30.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	13,437	22.6

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	3.11	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	68,192	100.0
Occupied housing units	59,482	87.2
Vacant housing units	8,710	12.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	180	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	59,482	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	23,991	40.3
Renter-occupied housing units	35,491	59.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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