Utica is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 60,679 people and 34 constituent neighborhoods, Utica is the 15th largest community in New York. Utica has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Utica is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Utica is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Utica who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.86%), sales jobs (9.06%), and management occupations (5.54%).

One of the benefits of Utica is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.36 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Many people in Utica take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Utica citizens for affordable transportation.

Utica Information and Demographics

The education level of Utica citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.23% of adults 25 and older in Utica have a college degree.

The per capita income in Utica in 2000 was $15,248, 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 $60,992 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in Utica are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Utica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, and Italian.