East Syracuse, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,039
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.1
19.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.5%
13.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,143
2.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$126,200
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,568
4.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in East Syracuse, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in East Syracuse, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in East Syracuse, NY was $126,200, and the homeownership rate was 52.7%.

Most people in East Syracuse, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in East Syracuse, NY was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

East Syracuse, NY is home to a population of 3.04k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.59% of East Syracuse, NY residents were born outside of the country (261 people).

In 2024, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.51k people) in East Syracuse, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 111 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 106 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
95%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of East Syracuse, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Syracuse, NY was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Syracuse, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.51k ± 214
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    111 ± 88
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    106 ± 110
7.44%
Hispanic Population
226 people

In 2024, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.51k people) in East Syracuse, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 111 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 106 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.44% of the people in East Syracuse, NY are hispanic (226 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Syracuse, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.59%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
261 people
9.38%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
285 people

As of 2024, 8.59% of East Syracuse, NY residents (261 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Syracuse, NY was 9.38%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    59 ± 63
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    28 ± 31
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    24 ± 27

East Syracuse, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of East Syracuse, NY employs 1.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Syracuse, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (501 people), Retail Trade (190 people), and Educational Services (169 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,444), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,569), and Finance & Insurance ($72,569).

Employment

Occupations

1.57k
2024 Value
± 313
−4.1%
1 Year decline
± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Syracuse, NY declined at a rate of −4.1%, from 1.64k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Syracuse, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (187 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (183 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (174 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Syracuse, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.57k
2024 Value
± 313
−4.1%
1 Year decline
± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Syracuse, NY declined at a rate of −4.1%, from 1.64k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Syracuse, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (501 people), Retail Trade (190 people), and Educational Services (169 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Syracuse, NY, though some of these residents may live in East Syracuse, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,575
Median earning men ± $3,687
$38,227
Median earning women ± $5,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,958), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,144), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,355).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($82,557), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,563).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Syracuse, NY was $126,200 in 2024, which is 0.379 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,000 to $126,200, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in East Syracuse, NY is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Syracuse, NY have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Syracuse, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$126,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,780
$711
Median Property Taxes
±$159

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Syracuse, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Syracuse, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.7%
Homeownership
2024
65%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.7% of the housing units in East Syracuse, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,143
Median Household Income
± $16,453
1.35k
Number of Households
± 281

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.35k households in East Syracuse, NY grew to $62,143 from the previous year's value of $60,750.

The following chart displays the households in East Syracuse, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Syracuse, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.3%)
  2. Carpooled (14.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.62%)

In 2024, 61.3% of workers in East Syracuse, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.7%) and those who worked at home (8.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Syracuse, NY have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in East Syracuse, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Syracuse, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Syracuse, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Syracuse, NY (347 out of 3.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Syracuse, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.7% of the population of East Syracuse, NY has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 28.3% on Medicaid, 6.98% on Medicare, 9.9% on non-group plans, and 2.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.26%
Uninsured
44%
Employer Coverage
28.3%
Medicaid
6.98%
Medicare
9.9%
Non-Group
2.53%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Syracuse, NY grew by 15.7% from 7.14% to 8.26%.

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