Syracuse, UT

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2024 Population
35,488
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
4.83%
4.21% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$133,443
0.743% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$573,300
7.84% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,186
4.64% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Syracuse, UT 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.

98.1% of the residents in Syracuse, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Syracuse, UT was $573,300, and the homeownership rate was 89.7%.

Most people in Syracuse, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Syracuse, UT was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Syracuse, UT is home to a population of 35.5k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.07% of Syracuse, UT residents were born outside of the country (1.44k people).

In 2024, there were 26.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.1k people) in Syracuse, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.15k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.12k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Syracuse, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Syracuse, UT was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Syracuse, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    30.1k ± 792
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.15k ± 419
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.12k ± 403
8.5%
Hispanic Population
3.02k people

In 2024, there were 26.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.1k people) in Syracuse, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.15k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.12k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.5% of the people in Syracuse, UT are hispanic (3.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Syracuse, UT 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 Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.07%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.44k people
3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.02k people

As of 2024, 4.07% of Syracuse, UT residents (1.44k 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 Syracuse, UT was 3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    577 ± 162
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    420 ± 140
  3. Vietnam
    322 ± 118

Syracuse, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Syracuse, UT employs 18.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Syracuse, UT were Retail Trade (2,272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,150 people), and Manufacturing (1,877 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,168), Wholesale Trade ($82,361), and Manufacturing ($79,824).

Occupations

18.2k
2024 Value
± 1,217
4.64%
1 Year growth
± 9.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Syracuse, UT grew at a rate of 4.64%, from 17.4k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Syracuse, UT, are Management Occupations (2,779 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,143 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,808 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Syracuse, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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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Employment by Industries

18.2k
2024 Value
± 1,217
4.64%
1 Year growth
± 9.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Syracuse, UT grew at a rate of 4.64%, from 17.4k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Syracuse, UT, are Retail Trade (2,272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,150 people), and Manufacturing (1,877 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Syracuse, UT, though some of these residents may live in Syracuse, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$76,678
Median earning men ± $4,351
$35,856
Median earning women ± $3,550

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,357), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($119,063), and Public Administration ($95,066).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($61,696), Manufacturing ($58,138), and Public Administration ($54,688).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% 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 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Syracuse, UT was $573,300 in 2024, which is 1.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $531,600 to $573,300, a 7.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Syracuse, UT is 89.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Syracuse, UT have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Syracuse, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$573,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,033
$8,721
Median Property Taxes
±$700

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 Syracuse, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

89.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.7% of the housing units in Syracuse, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.6%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$133,443
Median Household Income
± $4,452
9.72k
Number of Households
± 802

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.72k households in Syracuse, UT grew to $133,443 from the previous year's value of $132,459.

The following chart displays the households in Syracuse, UT 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Syracuse, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (16%)
  3. Carpooled (8.95%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Syracuse, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (8.95%).

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

28.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Syracuse, UT have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Syracuse, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Syracuse, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Syracuse, UT have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Syracuse, UT (1.71k out of 35.4k 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 Females 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

97.5% of the population of Syracuse, UT has health coverage, with 74.7% on employee plans, 2.07% on Medicaid, 5.17% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 2.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.2% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.49%
Uninsured
74.7%
Employer Coverage
2.07%
Medicaid
5.17%
Medicare
13.3%
Non-Group
2.29%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Syracuse, UT declined by 20.5% from 3.13% to 2.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Syracuse, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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