Utica

Population: 64,440
Median household income: $51,513
Median home value: $133,400

Utica, a community in Oneida County, New York, has 64,440 residents. At $51,513, its median household income sits below Oneida County's $68,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Utica's population grew 6.8% from 60,320 to 64,440, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $95,900 to $133,400.

The typical home was built around 1941. 27.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,440
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $51,513
Median home value: $133,400
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 28,348
Homeownership rate: 50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,32064,440

Median household income

$37,760$51,513

Median home value

$95,900$133,400

Median gross rent

$725$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,320	$37,760	$95,900	$725
2020	59,984	$42,624	$102,400	$750
2021	64,723	$43,509	$106,000	$775
2022	64,728	$48,212	$123,800	$873
2023	64,440	$51,513	$133,400	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,343	6.7%
5 to 17	12,013	18.6%
18 to 24	7,482	11.6%
25 to 34	8,409	13.0%
35 to 44	8,026	12.5%
45 to 54	7,478	11.6%
55 to 64	7,301	11.3%
65 to 74	5,200	8.1%
75 and over	4,188	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,774	54.0%
Black or African American	8,619	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	130	0.2%
Asian	7,099	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	328	0.5%
Two or more races	4,093	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,389	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,946	19.6%
High school graduate	12,028	29.6%
Some college or associate's	11,831	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,452	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,345	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit3.9%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,821	67.9%
Carpooled	3,168	12.8%
Public transit	954	3.9%
Walked	1,385	5.6%
Bicycle	202	0.8%
Worked from home	1,914	7.7%
Other means	326	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,784	47.2%
15 to 29 min	7,653	33.5%
30 to 44 min	2,631	11.5%
45 to 59 min	717	3.1%
60+ min	1,071	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 27.6% (17,224 of 62,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,385	57.5%
Nonfamily households	10,619	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,004	88.2%
Vacant	3,344	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,514	50.0%
Renter-occupied	12,490	50.0%

1-unit, detached43.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units36.1%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,278	43.3%
1-unit, attached	854	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10,229	36.1%
5 to 19 units	1,995	7.0%
20 or more units	2,817	9.9%
Mobile home & other	175	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3676540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 43.0964, -75.2260