Baldwinsville vs Syracuse

A side-by-side comparison of Baldwinsville and Syracuse: population, income, housing, and more.

Baldwinsville and Syracuse are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Syracuse has the higher population (146,211 vs 7,732 in Baldwinsville). Baldwinsville has the higher median household income ($80,104 vs $45,845 in Syracuse). Baldwinsville has the higher median home value ($183,600 vs $125,100 in Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
Population	7,732	146,211
Median age	46.2 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,104	$45,845
Median home value	$183,600	$125,100
Median gross rent	$1,271	$998
Housing units	3,789	68,155
Homeownership rate	56.3%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
Population	7,645 → 7,732 (+1.1%)	142,874 → 146,211 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$64,706 → $80,104 (+23.8%)	$38,276 → $45,845 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $183,600 (+31.4%)	$94,400 → $125,100 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,271 (+51.7%)	$814 → $998 (+22.6%)

Baldwinsville

Population

7,6457,732

Median household income

$64,706$80,104

Median home value

$139,700$183,600

Median gross rent

$838$1,271

Syracuse

Population

142,874146,211

Median household income

$38,276$45,845

Median home value

$94,400$125,100

Median gross rent

$814$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
Under 5	3.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	17.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	8.7%
75 and over	8.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	49.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	25.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
No high school diploma	3.9%	14.8%
High school graduate	21.3%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
Drove alone	78.7%	59.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	6.5%
Walked	1.3%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.8%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	58.2%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	10.2%
20 or more units	17.6%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Baldwinsville	Syracuse
Poverty rate	9.6%	29.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1973	1947