Social Statistics for Syracuse, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school50,445100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,5625.1
Kindergarten2,1804.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)17,59534.9
High school (grades 9-12)7,26814.4
College or graduate school20,84041.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over86,084100.0
Less than 9th grade6,0907.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma14,41816.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)25,00229.0
Some college, no degree14,17016.5
Associate degree6,3947.4
Bachelor's degree10,60812.3
Graduate or professional degree9,40210.9
Percent high school graduate or higher76.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over116,022100.0
Never married52,67645.4
Now married, except separated38,71833.4
Separated4,4643.8
Widowed9,0277.8
Female
7,5006.5
Divorced11,1379.6
Female
6,5805.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,565100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,35252.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over110,498100.0
Civilian veterans11,12710.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years38,360100.0
With a disability4,33411.3
Population 21 to 64 years78,828100.0
With a disability19,05824.2
Percent employed
48.6(X)
No disability59,77075.8
Percent employed
72.7(X)
Population 65 years and over17,416100.0
With a disability7,54743.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over137,104100.0
Same house in 199560,56844.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199571,41852.1
Same county
47,72734.8
Different county
23,69117.3
Same state
12,4419.1
Different state
11,2508.2
Elsewhere in 19955,1183.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population147,326100.0
Native136,11292.4
Born in United States
133,18990.4
State of residence
105,55571.6
Different state
27,63418.8
Born outside United States
2,9232.0
Foreign born11,2147.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,5244.4
Naturalized citizen
4,1742.8
Not a citizen
7,0404.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)11,214100.0
Europe3,61232.2
Asia4,80442.8
Africa5494.9
Oceania180.2
Latin America1,71815.3
Northern America5134.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over137,104100.0
English only119,02386.8
Language other than English18,08113.2
Speak English less than 'very well
8,0075.8
Spanish
6,6564.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2,6872.0
Other Indo-European languages
6,4584.7
Speak English less than "very well"
2,4181.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,9532.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2,6651.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population147,326100.0

Total ancestries reported

164,078111.4
Arab1,0340.7
Czech13240.2
Danish2530.2
Dutch2,2441.5
English11,1407.6
French (except Basque)16,2104.2
French Canadian12,5471.7
German17,94212.2
Greek6170.4
Hungarian5970.4
Irish123,48115.9
Italian20,77814.1
Lithuanian2270.2
Norwegian4370.3
Polish7,4245.0
Portuguese2490.2
Russian1,6121.1
Scotch-Irish1,6691.1
Scottish2,0441.4
Slovak2680.2
Subsaharan African2,1791.5
Swedish9580.7
Swiss2820.2
Ukrainian1,3610.9
United States or American3,4892.4
Welsh9380.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,1970.8
Other ancestries52,57735.7
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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