Syracuse is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 144,451 people and 74 constituent 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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.76% 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.
Not only is Syracuse a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
One of the benefits of Syracuse is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.15 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.
A lot of people in Syracuse take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Syracuse, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
In terms of college education, Syracuse is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.93% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Syracuse in 2018 was $24,076, 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 $96,304 for a family of four. However, Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Syracuse also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.07% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 African languages.