Sylvan Beach

Population: 889
Median household income: $55,268
Median home value: $151,600

Sylvan Beach, a community in Oneida County, New York, has 889 residents. At $55,268, its median household income sits below Oneida County's $68,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sylvan Beach's population declined 3.6% from 922 to 889, while its median home value rose 68.4% from $90,000 to $151,600.

The typical home was built around 1958. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 889
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,268
Median home value: $151,600
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 945
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

922889

Median household income

$45,000$55,268

Median home value

$90,000$151,600

Median gross rent

$870$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	922	$45,000	$90,000	$870
2020	710	$45,089	$104,700	$852
2021	717	$37,125	$84,300	$971
2022	856	$48,125	$118,400	$929
2023	889	$55,268	$151,600	$941

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6425.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	3.7%
5 to 17	54	6.1%
18 to 24	49	5.5%
25 to 34	145	16.3%
35 to 44	64	7.2%
45 to 54	134	15.1%
55 to 64	224	25.2%
65 to 74	77	8.7%
75 and over	109	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	838	94.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	7	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.8%
Two or more races	23	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	5.6%
High school graduate	280	37.2%
Some college or associate's	254	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	95	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	82	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	278	70.6%
Carpooled	60	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	3.3%
Other means	26	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	9.4%
15 to 29 min	130	34.1%
30 to 44 min	137	36.0%
45 to 59 min	29	7.6%
60+ min	49	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 11.5% (102 of 889)

	Count	Share
Family households	225	45.3%
Nonfamily households	272	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	497	52.6%
Vacant	448	47.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	68.4%
Renter-occupied	157	31.6%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	657	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	75	7.9%
5 to 19 units	49	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	164	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3672521
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.2067, -75.7214