Population

144,896

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$138,400

Owner-occupied units

Syracuse, NY

New York · 43.041° N, 76.144° W · 25 sq mi

Syracuse is a city in New York, with a population of 144,896 and about 5,782 residents per square mile. The median household earns $47,819 a year, and the median home is worth $138,400.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

25 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,782

People per square mile

Rank by population

#201

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#543

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$47,819

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,039

Per month

Homeownership

41.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18 min

One way

People

Median age

31.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.7%

Households

59,816

2.14 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 35^%

Retail trade 11.3^%

Professional & business services 11.1^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in New York

Name

Michael Bloomberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$105B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

New York

Source of wealth

Bloomberg LP

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New York · private sector

Employer

Northwell Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New York

Company

JPMorgan Chase

Revenue

$278.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

New York City

Ticker

JPM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of New York

State bird

Eastern Bluebird

State flower

Rose

State capital

Albany

Nickname

The Empire State

Compare Syracuse with

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Irondequoit, NY73 mi · 50,657
Rochester, NY75 mi · 206,108
Schenectady, NY113 mi · 69,471
Scranton, PA116 mi · 75,514
Albany, NY122 mi · 101,698
Troy, NY127 mi · 50,912
Cheektowaga, NY132 mi · 76,056

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