Demographics of Syracuse city, New York

Syracuse city, New York had 144,896 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,210 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Syracuse city, in four figures

144,896
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 146,384 ±135.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −3,210 people.; 31.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,819 ±$2,145
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Syracuse city, New York's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Syracuse city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Syracuse city, New York's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Syracuse city, 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	148,106	100.0	100.0
2021	145,645	98.3	100.2
2022	146,196	98.7	100.7
2023	145,716	98.4	101.6
2024	145,402	98.2	102.5
2025	144,896	97.8	103.1

Population of Syracuse city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	148,106	—
2021	145,645	−2,461
2022	146,196	+551
2023	145,716	−480
2024	145,402	−314
2025	144,896	−506

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.8 ±0.4: for men 31.6 ±0.5 and for women 32.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Syracuse city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	8,564 ±479	5.9% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,457 ±958	14.7% ±0.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	25,994 ±1,103	17.8% ±0.8	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	40,715 ±1,279	27.8% ±0.9	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,591 ±1,226	19.5% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,063 ±945	14.4% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,819 ±$2,145, and income per person $28,393 ±$955, 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 Syracuse city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	17,723 ±1,126	29.6% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,101 ±941	21.9% ±1.5	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,574 ±779	16.0% ±1.3	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,808 ±630	11.4% ±1.0	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,319 ±665	12.2% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,883 ±375	4.8% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,408 ±389	4.0% ±0.6	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 Syracuse city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	37,289 ±1,943	28.8% ±1.5	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,918 ±922	44.0% ±2.4	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,704 ±1,172	25.8% ±1.5	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,667 ±510	20.5% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Syracuse city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Syracuse city	New York	United States
Housing units	67,601 ±810	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±0.7	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.6% ±1.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.4% ±1.7	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$138,400 ±$5,158	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,039 ±$20	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1948 ±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 Syracuse city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,984 ±867	10.2% ±0.6	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	71,779 ±1,387	49.0% ±0.9	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37,600 ±1,448	25.7% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,582 ±677	7.2% ±0.5	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	541 ±196	0.4% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	17 to 117	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,132 ±460	0.8% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,699 ±1,204	6.6% ±0.8	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 Syracuse city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	94,098 ±2,015	64.3% ±1.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	29,124 ±1,477	19.9% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,505 ±764	3.1% ±0.5	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,657 ±1,631	12.7% ±1.1	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,378 ±1,047	5.7% ±0.7	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,279 ±1,189	7.0% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Syracuse city among the places of New York

5th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Syracuse city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
New York city	8,483,844
Buffalo city	276,854 ±74
Yonkers city	209,978 ±75
Rochester city	208,772 ±54
Syracuse city	146,384 ±135
Albany city	100,492 ±63
New Rochelle city	82,769 ±76
Cheektowaga CDP	76,056 ±65
Mount Vernon city	72,427 ±103
Schenectady city	68,847 ±39

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Syracuse city, New York

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 62 Places by poverty rate
No. 103 Places in New York by foreign-born share
No. 130 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 241 Places in New York by median rent
No. 300 Places in New York by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026