Syracuse is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 147,326 people and 73 constituent neighborhoods, Syracuse is the 9th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Syracuse was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Syracuse is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Syracuse is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Syracuse who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.81%), sales jobs (10.02%), and teaching (8.38%).

Syracuse is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Syracuse has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Syracuse enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Syracuse!

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Syracuse spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.35 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Syracuse Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Syracuse who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.24% of adults in Syracuse have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Syracuse in 2000 was $15,168, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,672 for a family of four.

Syracuse is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Syracuse home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Syracuse is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Syracuse include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Syracuse is English. Some people also speak Spanish.