Demographics of Oneida County, New York

Oneida County, New York had 226,392 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,873 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oneida County, in four figures

226,392
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −4,873 people.; 40.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,154 ±$2,335
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Oneida County, New York's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oneida County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Oneida County, New York's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oneida County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	231,265	100.0	100.0
2021	229,229	99.1	100.2
2022	228,351	98.7	100.7
2023	227,555	98.4	101.6
2024	227,292	98.3	102.5
2025	226,392	97.9	103.1

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Population of Oneida County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	231,265	−858	−131	+3	−659
2021	229,229	−2,036	−550	+207	−1,748
2022	228,351	−878	−593	+497	−629
2023	227,555	−796	−494	+694	−958
2024	227,292	−263	−383	+509	−363
2025	226,392	−900	−398	+341	−846

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±0.3: for men 39.0 ±0.4 and for women 42.5 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oneida County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	12,431 ±30	5.4% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	36,592 ±896	16.0% ±0.4	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	21,038 ±796	9.2% ±0.3	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	55,289 ±903	24.1% ±0.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	58,344 ±1,023	25.5% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	45,430 ±1,207	19.8% ±0.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,154 ±$2,335, and income per person $37,903 ±$729, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oneida County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	16,267 ±958	17.1% ±1.0	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,411 ±1,099	19.3% ±1.1	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,356 ±878	16.1% ±0.9	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,784 ±797	13.4% ±0.8	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,936 ±966	18.8% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,935 ±594	8.3% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,531 ±482	6.9% ±0.5	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oneida County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	33,794 ±2,313	15.5% ±1.1	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,887 ±1,118	22.5% ±2.2	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	15,794 ±1,075	14.3% ±0.9	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,113 ±595	12.0% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oneida County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oneida County	New York	United States
Housing units	105,443 ±237	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±0.7	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.7% ±0.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.7% ±0.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.3% ±1.1	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$182,600 ±$4,323	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$944 ±$17	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oneida County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16,197 ±0	7.1% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	180,278 ±657	78.7% ±0.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,128 ±737	5.7% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,841 ±410	4.3% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	292 ±87	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 372	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,044 ±381	0.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,177 ±1,027	3.6% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oneida County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	180,595 ±1,789	78.8% ±0.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,283 ±1,460	11.0% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,481 ±617	1.5% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,765 ±1,300	8.6% ±0.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,680 ±927	5.1% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,085 ±1,061	3.5% ±0.5	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oneida County among the counties of New York

17th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Oneida County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%
Saratoga County	241,343	+2.3%
Oneida County	226,392	−2.1%
Niagara County	208,912	−1.5%
Broome County	195,736	−1.2%
Ulster County	183,330	+1.1%
Schenectady County	162,581	+3.0%
Rensselaer County	160,510	−0.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026