What is the population of Onondaga County, New York?

The population of Onondaga County, New York is 458,771, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Onondaga County, New York?

The median household income in Onondaga County, New York is $74,704, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Onondaga County, New York is $136,566, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Onondaga County, New York is 5.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	458,771	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	569.8	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.08%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	38.1	38.5	37.1
Households	194,793	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Onondaga County

Group	Share

Onondaga County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$74,704	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.20%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$136,566	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,067	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	65.7%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.1	29.0	22.5
Work from home	11.4%	13.4%	13.4%

Onondaga County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.51	2.54

Onondaga County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Onondaga County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.4	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.6%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	17.8%	17.4%	19.0%