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Oneida County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Oneida County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Oneida County, NY is a mid-size upstate county of 229,645 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.0% and a 4.7% unemployment rate; 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $43,187. Housing costs are low relative to most of New York State, with a median home value of $171,100 and median gross rent of $917 per month. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years, a poverty rate of 14.6%, and a median household income of $70,154 against a GDP per capita of $49,820.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

228,347

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$70,154

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Oneida County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone183,822 (80.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone14,093 (6.2%)
  • Asian Alone9,862 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,046 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,352 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,346 (2.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,409
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6,419
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island6,152
  4. 4.Other Indo-European2,008
  5. 5.Arabic1,241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,820

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance28,860
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)11,916
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,408
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)9,387
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,372

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations41,813
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations21,775
  3. 3.Service Occupations18,976
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,683
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,887

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)7,243
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)28,445
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)8,111
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)11,387
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)4,795

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$917/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9999,938 (15.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9997,215 (11.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9996,897 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9996,029 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,337 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,920 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,187

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone74,272 (74.4%)
  • Worked At Home10,783 (10.8%)
  • Carpooled9,094 (9.1%)
  • Walked3,153 (3.2%)
  • Public Transit1,165 (1.2%)
  • Other727 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.