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The last Census shows that Syracuse had a population^<1> of 147,306 people in 2000. This represents 0.78% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance^<2>
10	Yonkers	196,086	SE	186 mi [299.3 km]
11	Huntington	195,289	SE	206 mi [331.5 km]
12	Syracuse	147,306
13	Amherst	116,510	W	131 mi [210.8 km]
14	Smithtown	115,715	SE	212 mi [341.2 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Syracuse. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Syracuse had a population of 139,079 people. This is a decrease of 5.58% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

Year	Population	Change
2007	139,079	-0.78% since 2006, -5.58% since 2000
2006	140,179	-0.86% since 2005, -4.84% since 2000
2005	141,398	-0.68% since 2004, -4.01% since 2000
2004	142,372	-0.75% since 2003, -3.35% since 2000
2003	143,444	-0.63% since 2002, -2.62% since 2000
2002	144,356	-0.6% since 2001, -2% since 2000
2001	145,225	-1.41% since 2000, -1.41% since 2000
2000	147,306	The Last Census

The city of Syracuse had 68,192 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Syracuse has a total area of 25.64 square miles [66.4 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 25.09 square miles [65 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (2.15%) being water (0.55 square miles [1.43 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Syracuse had a 2000 population density of 5,870 people per square mile [15,205 people/km²], making it the state's 56th most densely populated area.

Onondaga County

Syracuse is located in Onondaga County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 458,422 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 147,306 people, Syracuse accounted for 32.13% of the Onondaga County total.

In addition, where the community of Syracuse has a population density of 5,870 people per square mile [15,205 people/km²], Onondaga County averages 587 people per square mile [1,521 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Onondaga County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Syracuse and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Syracuse. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	Est 2007 Population	Census 2000 Population	% Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	7	225,031	234,935	-4.22%
10 mi [16 km]	20	423,705	431,255	-1.75%
15 mi [24 km]	33	515,225	520,919	-1.09%
20 mi [32 km]	54	591,863	596,891	-0.84%
25 mi [40 km]	86	700,850	708,808	-1.12%
30 mi [48 km]	120	794,656	803,575	-1.11%

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Syracuse. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Syracuse, it also contains a comparison between Syracuse and the state of New York.

Click here for the Syracuse QuickFact (QF-3673000).

The following communities are nearby Syracuse and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Salina	QF-3664815	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	32,713	33,290	-1.73%
Cicero	QF-3615693	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	29,958	28,061	6.76%
Manlius	QF-3645029	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,330	31,872	1.44%
Clay	QF-3616067	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	58,694	58,805	-0.19%
Clay	QF-3616056	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	58,949	58,825	0.21%
Union	QF-3676062	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	54,726	56,183	-2.59%
Auburn	QF-3603078	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	27,317	28,574	-4.4%
Mount Pleasant	QF-3648967	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	44,176	43,303	2.02%

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Syracuse Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Onondaga County (QF-36067).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Onondaga County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Cayuga	QF-36011	SW	80,066	81,917	-2.26%
Cortland	QF-36023	S	48,369	48,576	-0.43%
Madison	QF-36053	E	69,829	69,417	0.59%
Oswego	QF-36075	N	121,454	122,498	-0.85%

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Syracuse:

	State Code:	36 (New York)
	County Code:	67 (Onondaga County)
	Place Code:	73000 (Syracuse)

	State & County Code:	3667 (New York/Onondaga County)

	State & Place Code:	3673000 (New York/Syracuse)

Syracuse is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Syracuse.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Syracuse.
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line distance between Syracuse and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Syracuse. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.

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