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== Demographics == {{US Census population |1850= 22271 |1860= 28119 |1870= 43051 |1880= 51792 |1890= 88143 |1900= 108374 |1910= 137249 |1920= 171717 |1930= 209326 |1940= 205967 |1950= 220583 |1960= 216038 |1970= 197208 |1980= 170105 |1990= 163855 |2000= 146070 |2010= 145170 |2020= 148620 |align-fn=center |footnote=Historical Population Figures<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/syracuse-new-york|title=Syracuse, New York Population History|publisher=Biggest U.S. Cities|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108073017/https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/syracuse-new-york|url-status=live}}</ref> 2020<ref name="QF2020"/> }} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Syracuse city, New York β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Syracuse city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US3673000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Syracuse city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3673000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Syracuse city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3673000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |91,928 |76,653 |style='background: #ffffe6; |68,206 |62.41% |52.80% |style='background: #ffffe6; |45.89% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |36,246 |40,672 |style='background: #ffffe6; |43,568 |24.61% |28.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |29.32% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |1,538 |1,390 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,170 |1.04% |0.96% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.79% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |4,929 |7,971 |style='background: #ffffe6; |10,346 |3.35% |5.49% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.96% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |54 |37 |style='background: #ffffe6; |57 |0.04% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH) |350 |303 |style='background: #ffffe6; |897 |0.24% |0.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH) |4,493 |6,108 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8,751 |3.05% |4.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.89% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |7,768 |12,036 |style='background: #ffffe6; |15,625 |5.27% |8.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |10.51% |- |'''Total''' |'''147,306''' |'''145,170''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''148,620''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} As of the census of 2010,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 11, 2016|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> there were 145,170 people, 57,355 households, and 28,455 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 56.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 8.3% of the population. The largest ancestries include [[Italian American|Italian]] (29.5%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (18.4%), [[Polish American|Polish]] (15.3%), [[German American|German]] (9.6%), [[English American|English]] (4.5%), and [[Slovak American|Slovak]] (3.6%).<ref name="city-data">city-data.com is blacklisted. {{Better source needed|date=November 2021}} <!--{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Syracuse-New-York.html|title=Syracuse, New York (NY) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders|publisher=city-data.com|access-date=May 11, 2016}} --></ref> Non-Hispanic Whites were 52.8% of the population in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3673000.html |title=Syracuse (city), New York |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162235/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3673000.html |archive-date=April 23, 2012 }}</ref> down from 87.2% in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref> Suburbanization attracted residents outside the city, even as new immigrant and migrant groups increased. There were 57,355 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.3% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.14. The city's age distribution was as follows: 19% of residents were under the age of 15, 23% from 15 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 91 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.89 males. According to the 2014 estimates from the American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $31,566, and the median income for a family was $38,794. Males had a median income of $39,537 versus $33,983 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,283. About 28.2% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 and over. As of 2017, the United States Census Bureau indicated an estimated population of 146,396. Syracuse ranks 50th in the United States for [[List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership|transit ridership]] and 12th for [[List of U.S. cities with most pedestrian commuters|most pedestrian commuters]]. Each day, 38,332 people commute into [[Onondaga County]] from the four adjoining counties (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syracusecentral.com/images/market_data/cnycommute_lg.jpg |title=Graphic of commuter traffic volume |publisher=Syracuse Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620111025/http://www.syracusecentral.com/images/market_data/cnycommute_lg.jpg |archive-date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref> In the results of the 2020 Census, Syracuse experienced population growth for the first time in over 70 years, having grown 2.4% since the 2010 count.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Syracuse gains population for the first time in over 70 years! |work=Syracuse.com |url=https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/08/syracuse-gains-population-for-first-time-in-70-years-census-data-shows.html?outputType=amp}}</ref> [[File:Syracuse skyline.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Skyline from northwest, showing [[Downtown Syracuse|downtown]] at left to [[Syracuse University]]'s [[Carrier Dome]] at right]] '''Work Area Profile Report'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/|title=OnTheMap|website=onthemap.ces.census.gov|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015003952/http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> '''Worker Age''' {| class="wikitable" ! !Count !Share(%) |- |Age 29 or younger |22,597 |22.6 |- |Age 30 to 54 |53,867 |53.8 |- |Age 55 or older |23,694 |23.7 |} '''Earnings''' {| class="wikitable" !per month !Count !Share(%) |- |$1,250 or less |23,734 |23.7 |- |$1,251 to $3,333 |30,833 |30.8 |- |More than $3,333 |45,591 |45.5 |} === Religion === {{More citations needed|1=section|date=March 2022}} {| class="wikitable floatright" !Religion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syracuse, New York Religion|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/syracuse|access-date=December 20, 2018|website=Best Places|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115101251/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/syracuse|url-status=live}}</ref> !% of Population |- |Percent religious |56.0% |- |Catholicism |36.2% |- |Other Christian |16.3% |- |Islam |1.4% |- |Eastern religion (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism) |1.2% |- |Judaism |0.9% |} '''Christianity:''' Most Christians in Syracuse are Catholic, reflecting the influence of 19th and early 20th-century immigration patterns, when numerous Irish, German, Italian and eastern European Catholics settled in the city. The city has the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]. Syracuse is also home to the combined [[novitiate]] of the United States Northeast (UNE) and Maryland Provinces of the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits). The historic [[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] is located near downtown (Roman Catholic, with Mass, offered in English and Polish). [[Tridentine Mass]] is offered multiple times a week at Transfiguration Parish in the [[Near Eastside, Syracuse|Eastside]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite letter |first=Douglas |last=Lucia |recipient= Diocesan Family |subject= Establishment of St. Mary of the Assumption as diocesan shrine |language= English |date= August 6, 2021 |url=https://thecatholicsun.com/bishop-lucias-letter-on-establishment-of-st-mary-of-the-assumption-as-diocesan-shrine/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 }}</ref> Another major historic church is the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[St. Paul's Cathedral (Syracuse, New York)|St. Paul's Cathedral]]. Both cathedrals are located at [[Columbus Circle (Syracuse, NY)|Columbus Circle]]. They represent their respective [[diocese]]s, the [[Diocese of Syracuse]] (Roman Catholic) and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Central New York|Diocese of Central New York]] (Episcopal). The [[Assembly of God]], the American Baptist Churches of the US, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], and the [[United Church of Christ]] are other Protestant denominations, and they have their state offices in the Greater Syracuse area. The dozens of churches in Syracuse include Seventh-Day Adventist, [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Christian Science]], [[RPCNA|Reformed Presbyterian]], and Metaphysical Christian. '''[[Buddhism]]:''' Buddhism is represented by the [[Zen Center of Syracuse]] on the Seneca Turnpike; as well as a center on Park Street, on the city's Northside. '''[[Hinduism]]:''' [[Hindu]] houses of worship include the Hindu Mandir of Central New York in Liverpool. '''[[Islam]]:''' The [[Islamic Society of Central New York Mosque]] is located on Comstock Avenue and Muhammad's Study Group on West Kennedy Street. '''Judaism:''' Several synagogues are located in the Syracuse metropolitan area, including Beth Shalom-Chevra Chas, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse, and [[Temple Society of Concord|Temple Concord]], considered the ninth-oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temple Concord Syracuse |url=https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |website=Temple Concord |publisher=Union for Reform Judaism |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418171828/https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref> '''[[Sikhism]]:''' The [[gurdwara]] is at the Sikh Foundation of Syracuse, in [[Liverpool, New York|Liverpool]]. '''[[Unitarian Universalism]]:''' Two [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist]] societies in Syracuse: May Memorial Unitarian Society and First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse.<gallery mode="packed"> File:Basilica Sacred Heart of Jesus.JPG|alt=|[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] File:CathedralSyracuse.jpg|alt=|[[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] File:Syracuse 1900 church assumption.jpg|alt=|Assumption Church File:St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Syracuse, New York - 20220419.jpg|alt=|[[St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church]] File:MizpahTower.jpg|alt=|First Baptist Church File:St Pauls Syracuse.jpg|alt=|[[Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral (Syracuse, New York)|Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral]] </gallery>
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