Onondaga County, New York

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Onondaga County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (153rd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	471,129	19,852,366	334,922,499	153rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,945	$85,974	$80,734	729th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	39.8	38.9	2239th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.2%	40.2%	35.7%	305th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$200,200	$423,800	$332,700	1401st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,108	$1,621	$1,413	705th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	14.0%	12.5%	1516th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	6.4%	5.2%	1116th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	605.3	421.3	n/a	283rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	22.8%	14.1%	582nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	739th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.9%	54.3%	65.2%	2673rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	32.6	26.4	2507th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.1%	14.9%	15.1%	632nd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.8%	n/a	n/a	3040th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.8%	42.5%	46.9%	2806th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.1%	n/a	n/a	823rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.7	65.5	61.4

Age in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	39.6	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Households	197,760	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.3%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.9%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	37.4%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,166	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.4%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	212,002	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.7%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.6%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.7%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.1%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,880	$6,582	n/a

Education in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.6%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.1%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.0%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Onondaga County, New York

Statistic	Onondaga County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.7%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.6%	22.3%	16.7%

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