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Onondaga County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Onondaga County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Onondaga County, NY has a population of 471,611 with modest growth of 1.6% over five years and a labor force participation rate of 63.0%. About 38.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $45,363, and the unemployment rate is 5.1%. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $185,300 and median gross rent of $1,067 per month, while GDP per capita of $68,449 exceeds median household income of $76,945, and a mean commute time of 20.3 minutes reflects a compact regional geography.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

469,812

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$76,945

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Onondaga County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone352,626 (74.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone50,904 (10.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races21,010 (4.5%)
  • Asian Alone19,457 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race15,522 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9,132 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14,457
  2. 2.Other Indo-European6,756
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic5,256
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,720
  5. 5.Arabic3,556

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

20,619

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$68,449

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance74,766
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services25,565
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)24,009
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)18,697
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services16,162

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations108,881
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations44,264
  3. 3.Service Occupations35,972
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations24,712
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations12,573

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)74,276
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.04×)4,454
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)13,225
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.98×)5,155
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)24,314

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$185,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,067/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99920,689 (15.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99917,015 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99915,595 (12.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,905 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99910,581 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99910,459 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone159,411 (71.7%)
  • Worked At Home29,132 (13.1%)
  • Carpooled16,954 (7.6%)
  • Walked7,981 (3.6%)
  • Public Transit4,685 (2.1%)
  • Other2,374 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.