Syracuse, New York Economy Profile

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Syracuse, New York Economy

13.36% Syracuse, New York households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.14.02% Syracuse, New York households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Syracuse, New York household is $25,000. Syracuse, New York households with supplemental security income account for 3.99% of Syracuse, New York households. There are 3.88% households with public assistance income in Syracuse, New York.

seventy-eight point nine one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Syracuse, New York. Government workers account for 16.72% of Syracuse, New York workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Syracuse, New York are $30,312. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-three thousand, nine hundred and ninety-seven dollars.

fifty-eight point seven five percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Syracuse, New York. Among them 29.69% are females aged 16 and over. 31.11% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 9.58% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Syracuse, New York.

	Syracuse, New York	%, Syracuse, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	114,165		217,168,077
In labor force	67,072	58.75%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	66,971	58.66%	63.39%
- - Employed	60,729	53.19%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,242	5.47%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	101	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	47,093	41.25%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	61,741	54.08%	51.66%
In labor force	33,894	29.69%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	33,890	29.69%	29.65%
- - Employed	31,015	27.17%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	11,661	10.21%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,734		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	59,041		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	38,936	65.95%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	8,114	13.74%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	4,148	7.03%	4.73%
Walked	5,960	10.09%	2.93%
Other means	678	1.15%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,205	2.04%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.4	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	60,729		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	19,810	32.62%	33.65%
Service occupations	13,116	21.6%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	15,686	25.83%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	123	0.2%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,204	5.28%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8,790	14.47%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	137	0.23%	1.87%
Construction	1,874	3.09%	6.78%
Manufacturing	6,885	11.34%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,690	2.78%	3.6%
Retail trade	6,454	10.63%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,369	3.9%	5.2%
Information	2,305	3.8%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,453	5.69%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,871	8.02%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	18,894	31.11%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	5,819	9.58%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,766	6.2%	4.87%
Public administration	2,212	3.64%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	47,919	78.91%	78.47%
Government workers	10,156	16.72%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,601	4.28%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	53	0.09%	0.31%

	Syracuse, New York	%, Syracuse, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	59,568		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,718	21.35%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,288	10.56%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	10,778	18.09%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,957	13.36%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,351	14.02%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,195	12.08%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,315	5.57%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,027	3.4%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	400	0.67%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	539	0.9%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	25,000		41,994
With earnings	43,634	38.22%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	37,441		56,604
With Social Security income	15,748	13.79%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,654		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,552	3.99%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,486		6,320
With public assistance income	4,432	3.88%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,602		3,032
With retirement income	9,624	8.43%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,911		17,376
Families	30,717		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	4,419	14.39%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,469	8.04%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,091	16.57%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,125	13.43%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,026	16.36%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,857	15.81%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,581	8.4%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,536	5.0%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	277	0.9%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	336	1.09%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	33,026		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	15,168		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	30,312		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,997		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	6,663		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	5,706	85.64%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,263	48.97%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	4,636		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,302	92.8%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,424	52.29%	42.27%
Individuals	37,485		33,899,812
18 years and over	24,725	65.96%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,158	5.76%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	12,563	33.51%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	8,289	22.11%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	15,180	40.5%	31.63%

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