Syracuse, UT

Census Place

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

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.

Population & Diversity

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Syracuse, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Syracuse, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.1k ± 792
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.15k ± 419
White (Hispanic)
1.12k ± 403

8.5%

Hispanic Population

3.02k people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

4.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Syracuse, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
577 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
420 ± 140
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Syracuse, UT.

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).

Employment

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

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.

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).

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.

Housing

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Syracuse, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Syracuse, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Worked At Home (16%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Syracuse, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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