Syracuse is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 145,560 people and 74 associated neighborhoods, Syracuse is the ninth largest community in New York. Syracuse has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities, Syracuse isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Syracuse are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Syracuse is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Syracuse who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), teaching (10.11%), and management occupations (8.27%). Also of interest is that Syracuse has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.97 minutes getting to work every day. Syracuse has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Syracuse has quite a high level of public transit users. Syracuse’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.The education level of Syracuse citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.51% of adults in Syracuse have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Syracuse in 2022 was $27,570, 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 $110,280 for a family of four. However, Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Syracuse is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Syracuse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Syracuse residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Syracuse also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Syracuse include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Syracuse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
