Onondaga County, New York

29 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 471,611
Median household income: $74,740
Median home value: $185,300

Home to 471,611 residents, Onondaga County is one of New York's counties. 29 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,740 is below the New York median ($84,578).

Between 2019 and 2023, Onondaga County's population grew 1.9% from 462,872 to 471,611, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $61,359 to $74,740.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 471,611
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,740
Median home value: $185,300
Median gross rent: $1,067
Housing units: 211,683
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

462,872471,611

Median household income

$61,359$74,740

Median home value

$145,400$185,300

Median gross rent

$872$1,067

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	462,872	$61,359	$145,400	$872
2020	461,591	$62,668	$148,100	$888
2021	474,621	$66,012	$154,100	$926
2022	472,637	$71,479	$172,800	$1,002
2023	471,611	$74,740	$185,300	$1,067

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,989	5.5%
5 to 17	73,606	15.6%
18 to 24	47,260	10.0%
25 to 34	61,530	13.0%
35 to 44	56,925	12.1%
45 to 54	54,901	11.6%
55 to 64	65,619	13.9%
65 to 74	50,280	10.7%
75 and over	35,501	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	351,786	74.6%
Black or African American	48,019	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,875	0.4%
Asian	18,677	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	65	0.0%
Some other race	1,935	0.4%
Two or more races	22,149	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,105	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26,811	8.3%
High school graduate	79,231	24.4%
Some college or associate's	94,871	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	68,569	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	55,274	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.1%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163,923	72.9%
Carpooled	17,929	8.0%
Public transit	4,771	2.1%
Walked	8,396	3.7%
Bicycle	675	0.3%
Worked from home	25,558	11.4%
Other means	3,539	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66,086	33.2%
15 to 29 min	96,740	48.6%
30 to 44 min	23,442	11.8%
45 to 59 min	5,476	2.7%
60+ min	7,489	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.9% (62,884 of 451,437)

	Count	Share
Family households	114,065	58.5%
Nonfamily households	80,898	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	194,963	92.1%
Vacant	16,720	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128,013	65.7%
Renter-occupied	66,950	34.3%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133,988	63.3%
1-unit, attached	8,190	3.9%
2 to 4 units	27,940	13.2%
5 to 19 units	19,835	9.4%
20 or more units	19,022	9.0%
Mobile home & other	2,708	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36067
State: New York
Land area: 778 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 43.0065, -76.1961