Syracuse, New York demographics

Syracuse, NY demographics: median age 31.8; 31.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Syracuse city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3673000. The survey estimates a population of 146,384 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Syracuse is 31.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 59,816 households (±842). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.8 ±0.4	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 146,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	30,021 ±1,071	20.5% ±0.7 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	49,765 ±1,410	34.0% ±1.0 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	45,535 ±1,538	31.1% ±1.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	21,063 ±945	14.4% ±0.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 146,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	70,765 ±940	48.3% ±0.6 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	75,619 ±935	51.7% ±0.6 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 146,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	74,384 ±1,322	50.8% ±0.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	40,035 ±1,563	27.3% ±1.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	925 ±258	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	10,666 ±680	7.3% ±0.5 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	139 ±117 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,003 ±840	3.4% ±0.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,232 ±1,645	10.4% ±1.1 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 146,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	131,400 ±869	89.8% ±0.6 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,984 ±867	10.2% ±0.6 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,748 ±765	23.0% ±1.2 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,327 ±441	5.6% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	10,640 ±770	17.8% ±1.3 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	25,484 ±1,020	42.6% ±1.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	6,617 ±670	11.1% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	13,617 ±635	22.8% ±1.0 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	46,199 ±1,051	77.2% ±1.4 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	25,484 ±1,020	42.6% ±1.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	18,263 ±1,139	30.5% ±1.9 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	6,667 ±585	11.1% ±1.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,500 ±639	9.2% ±1.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,031 ±288	3.4% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	935 ±220	1.6% ±0.4 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	936 ±195	1.6% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 146,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	127,727 ±1,627	87.3% ±1.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,657 ±1,631	12.7% ±1.1 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 137,820
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	111,392 ±1,905	80.8% ±1.3 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	8,368 ±799	6.1% ±0.6 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,037 ±408	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	424 ±154	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	700 ±253	0.5% ±0.2 pp	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,701 ±538	2.0% ±0.4 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	181 ±89	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,777 ±376	2.0% ±0.3 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,025 ±364	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	286 ±146 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,041 ±441	1.5% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	2,118 ±694	1.5% ±0.5 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	4,770 ±1,182	3.5% ±0.9 pp	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 90,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	13,327 ±945	14.7% ±1.0 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	23,860 ±1,273	26.4% ±1.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	15,807 ±1,109	17.5% ±1.2 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,136 ±716	10.1% ±0.8 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	15,766 ±875	17.4% ±1.0 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12,473 ±815	13.8% ±0.9 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 144,592
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	112,007 ±1,780	77.5% ±1.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	16,330 ±1,307	11.3% ±0.9 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	6,228 ±651	4.3% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	7,395 ±693	5.1% ±0.5 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,632 ±968	1.8% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.0% of Syracuse residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 88.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Syracuse	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.0% ±0.6 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.1% ±1.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±0.4 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Syracuse . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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