Utica, New York demographics

Utica, NY demographics: median age 35.2; 22.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Utica city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3676540. The survey estimates a population of 64,217 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Utica is 35.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 25,606 households (±602). 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	35.2 ±1.0	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	16,283 ±842	25.4% ±1.3 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	15,664 ±841	24.4% ±1.3 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	22,514 ±1,035	35.1% ±1.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	9,756 ±669	15.2% ±1.0 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	31,491 ±599	49.0% ±0.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	32,726 ±596	51.0% ±0.9 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: 64,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	35,437 ±968	55.2% ±1.5 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,689 ±848	16.6% ±1.3 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	180 ±115 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,180 ±520	11.2% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	13 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,398 ±729	5.3% ±1.1 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,320 ±1,034	11.4% ±1.6 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,937 ±864	85.5% ±1.3 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,280 ±859	14.5% ±1.3 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: 25,606
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,259 ±475	32.3% ±1.7 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,328 ±308	5.2% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,644 ±519	18.1% ±2.0 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,185 ±680	35.9% ±2.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,190 ±410	8.6% ±1.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,606
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,759 ±507	30.3% ±1.8 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	17,847 ±780	69.7% ±2.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,606
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,185 ±680	35.9% ±2.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,246 ±696	28.3% ±2.6 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,719 ±466	14.5% ±1.8 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,697 ±423	10.5% ±1.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,443 ±302	5.6% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	570 ±175	2.2% ±0.7 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	746 ±216	2.9% ±0.8 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: 64,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	51,015 ±1,064	79.4% ±1.7 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	13,202 ±1,064	20.6% ±1.7 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 59,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	41,444 ±1,294	69.2% ±2.1 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	5,166 ±620	8.6% ±1.0 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	188 ±130 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	130 ±109 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4,488 ±856	7.5% ±1.4 pp	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	944 ±317	1.6% ±0.5 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	146 ±129 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	205 ±136 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	404 ±196	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±34 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4,263 ±561	7.1% ±0.9 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	1,103 ±663 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,381 ±423	2.3% ±0.7 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: 40,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,636 ±733	18.7% ±1.8 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,206 ±854	29.9% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,044 ±811	17.2% ±2.0 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,836 ±526	11.8% ±1.3 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,256 ±516	12.9% ±1.2 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,882 ±508	9.5% ±1.2 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: 63,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	52,657 ±1,436	83.3% ±2.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,960 ±1,022	9.4% ±1.6 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,850 ±1,005	6.1% ±1.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	611 ±393 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	167 ±72	0.3% ±0.1 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

3.8% of Utica residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 87.2% 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	Utica	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.8% ±0.6 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.2% ±1.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.1% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Utica . 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.

Read Utica housing and cost context or return to the city profile.