Layton vs Syracuse

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

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

Layton has the higher population (82,512 vs 34,009 in Syracuse). Syracuse has the higher median household income ($132,459 vs $99,188 in Layton). Syracuse has the higher median home value ($531,600 vs $437,400 in Layton).

Population, income & housing

	Layton	Syracuse
Population	82,512	34,009
Median age	32.5 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$99,188	$132,459
Median home value	$437,400	$531,600
Median gross rent	$1,455	$2,006
Housing units	28,497	9,533
Homeownership rate	71.6%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Layton	Syracuse
Population	76,197 → 82,512 (+8.3%)	29,331 → 34,009 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$77,426 → $99,188 (+28.1%)	$99,625 → $132,459 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$260,400 → $437,400 (+68.0%)	$316,200 → $531,600 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,022 → $1,455 (+42.4%)	$1,514 → $2,006 (+32.5%)

Layton

Population

76,19782,512

Median household income

$77,426$99,188

Median home value

$260,400$437,400

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,455

Syracuse

Population

29,33134,009

Median household income

$99,625$132,459

Median home value

$316,200$531,600

Median gross rent

$1,514$2,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Layton	Syracuse
Under 5	6.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	22.2%	30.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	8.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	5.4%
75 and over	3.6%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Layton	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	85.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Layton	Syracuse
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	23.7%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Layton	Syracuse
Drove alone	73.6%	74.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	14.2%	15.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Layton	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	69.5%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.3%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Layton	Syracuse
Poverty rate	7.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.98	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1993	2005