North Syracuse vs Solvay

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

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

North Syracuse has the higher population (6,727 vs 6,590 in Solvay). North Syracuse has the higher median household income ($66,158 vs $58,944 in Solvay). North Syracuse has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $140,600 in Solvay).

Population, income & housing

	North Syracuse	Solvay
Population	6,727	6,590
Median age	39.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,158	$58,944
Median home value	$150,300	$140,600
Median gross rent	$968	$875
Housing units	3,022	3,316
Homeownership rate	66.5%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Syracuse	Solvay
Population	6,767 → 6,727 (-0.6%)	6,323 → 6,590 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $66,158 (+33.0%)	$49,926 → $58,944 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$114,500 → $150,300 (+31.3%)	$113,800 → $140,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $968 (+13.1%)	$792 → $875 (+10.5%)

North Syracuse

Population

6,7676,727

Median household income

$49,750$66,158

Median home value

$114,500$150,300

Median gross rent

$856$968

Solvay

Population

6,3236,590

Median household income

$49,926$58,944

Median home value

$113,800$140,600

Median gross rent

$792$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Syracuse	Solvay
Under 5	4.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.9%
75 and over	8.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Syracuse	Solvay
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	85.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Syracuse	Solvay
No high school diploma	8.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.5%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Syracuse	Solvay
Drove alone	81.8%	70.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.2%	4.8%
Walked	0.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.3%
Other means	0.6%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Syracuse	Solvay
1-unit, detached	65.9%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	33.5%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Syracuse	Solvay
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1959	1946