North Syracuse vs Syracuse

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

North Syracuse 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 6,727 in North Syracuse). North Syracuse has the higher median household income ($66,158 vs $45,845 in Syracuse). North Syracuse has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $125,100 in Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
Population	6,727	146,211
Median age	39.2 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,158	$45,845
Median home value	$150,300	$125,100
Median gross rent	$968	$998
Housing units	3,022	68,155
Homeownership rate	66.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
Population	6,767 → 6,727 (-0.6%)	142,874 → 146,211 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $66,158 (+33.0%)	$38,276 → $45,845 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$114,500 → $150,300 (+31.3%)	$94,400 → $125,100 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $968 (+13.1%)	$814 → $998 (+22.6%)

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

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)

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	17.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.7%
75 and over	8.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	49.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	25.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.7%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
No high school diploma	8.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
Drove alone	81.8%	59.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	6.5%
Walked	0.9%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.2%	10.5%
Other means	0.6%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	65.9%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	5.8%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	North Syracuse	Syracuse
Poverty rate	12.1%	29.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1959	1947