Syracuse is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 144,451 people and 74 associated neighborhoods, Syracuse is the ninth 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Syracuse really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Syracuse is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Syracuse more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Syracuse’s character and quality of life.

Not only is Syracuse a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Syracuse a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

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 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Many people in Syracuse 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 Syracuse citizens for affordable transportation.

In terms of college education, Syracuse is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.73% of adults in Syracuse have a college degree.

The per capita income in Syracuse in 2022 was $26,472, 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 $105,888 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. 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.