Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 722,865
1990: 742,237
2000: 732,117
Percent change, 1990–2000: -1.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 53rd
U.S. rank in 1990: 57th
U.S. rank in 2000: 60th
City Residents
1980: 170,105
1990: 163,860
2000: 147,306
2003 estimate: 144,001
Percent change, 1990–2000: -10.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 86th
U.S. rank in 1990: 106th
U.S. rank in 2000: 160th
Density: 5,892.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 94,663
Black or African American: 37,336
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,670
Asian: 4,961
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 72
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 7,768
Other: 3,284
Percent of residents born in state: 71.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 10,209
Population 5 to 9 years old: 10,929
Population 10 to 14 years old: 10,129
Population 15 to 19 years old: 13,356
Population 20 to 24 years old: 16,874
Population 25 to 34 years old: 21,349
Population 35 to 44 years old: 19,795
Population 45 to 54 years old: 16,134
Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,358
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,225
Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,507
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,527
Population 85 years and older: 2,914
Median age: 30.5 years
Births (2002, Onondaga County)
Total number: 5,627
Deaths (2002, Onondaga County)
Total number: 4,125 (of which, 51 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,168
Median household income: $25,000
Total households: 59,568
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 12,718
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,288
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,778
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,957
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,351
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,195
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,315
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,027
$150,000 to $199,999: 400
$200,000 or more: 539
Percent of families below poverty level: 21.7% (64.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 9,791