Syracuse Population and Demographics

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Syracuse City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Syracuse Population: 147306 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 69308 47.05% Female 77998 52.95%       Under 5 years 10209 6.93% 5 to 9 years 10929 7.42% 10 to 14 years 10129 6.88% 15 to 19 years 13356 9.07% 20 to 24 years 16874 11.46% 25 to 34 years 21349 14.49% 35 to 44 years 19795 13.44% 45 to 54 years 16134 10.95% 55 to 59 years 5358 3.64% 60 to 64 years 4225 2.87% 65 to 74 years 8507 5.78% 75 to 84 years 7527 5.11% 85 years and over 2914 1.98%       Median age (years) 30.5       18 years and over 110521 75.03% Male 50673 34.4% Female 59848 40.63% 21 years and over 98296 66.73% 62 years and over 21404 14.53% 65 years and over 18948 12.86% Male 6983 4.74% Female 11965 8.12%       Race     One race 141986 96.39% White 94663 64.26% Black or African American 37336 25.35% American Indian and Alaska Native 1670 1.13% Asian 4961 3.37% Asian indian 754 0.51% Chinese 911 0.62% Filipino 157 0.11% Japanese 169 0.11% Korean 687 0.47% Vietnamese 1475 1% Other Asian 808 0.55% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 72 0.05% Native Hawaiian 28 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0% Samoan 21 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 17 0.01% Some other race 3284 2.23% Two or more races 5320 3.61%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 147306 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7768 5.27% Mexican 610 0.41% Puerto Rican 4885 3.32% Cuban 552 0.37% Other Hispanic or Latino 1721 1.17% Not Hispanic or Latino 139538 94.73% White alone 91928 62.41%       Relationship     Total Population 147306 100.00% In households 136317 92.54% Householder 59482 40.38% Spouse 16349 11.1% Child 40606 27.57% Own child under 18 years 32442 22.02% Other relatives 7032 4.77% Under 18 years 3268 2.22% Nonrelatives 12848 8.72% Unmarried partner 4465 3.03% In group quarters 10989 7.46% Institutionalized population 2267 1.54% Non-Institutionalized population 8722 5.92%       Households by Type     Total Households 59482 100.0 % Family households (families) 30351 51.03% With own children under 18 years 16338 27.47% Married-couple family 16349 27.49% With own children under 18 years 7071 11.89% Female householder, no husband present 11455 19.26% With own children under 18 years 7925 13.32% Non Family households 29131 48.97% Householder living alone 22736 38.22% Householder 65 years and over 7095 11.93%       Households with individuals under 18 years 18118 30.46% Households with individuals 65 years and over 13437 22.59%       Average Household size 2.29 Average family size 3.11       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 68192 100.00% Occupied housing units 59482 87.23% Vacant housing units 8710 12.77% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 180 0.26% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 59482 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 23991 40.33% Renter-occupied housing units. 35491 59.67%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.48 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16

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