| | People QuickFacts | Onondaga County | New York |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 466,960 | 19,465,197 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 467,025 | 19,378,104 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 467,026 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.8% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.5% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.2% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.8% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 81.8% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 11.4% | 17.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.2% | 7.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.6% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.3% | 18.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 79.0% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.1% | 88.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.8% | 21.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.5% | 29.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.3% | 84.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 32.0% | 32.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 34,489 | 1,025,496 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.1 | 31.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 202,513 | 8,119,364 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.0% | 55.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.1% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $124,400 | $303,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 183,542 | 7,205,740 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.45 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,037 | $30,948 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,676 | $55,603 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.6% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Onondaga County | New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 11,750 | 519,5041 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 211,654 | 7,266,1891 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -7.5 | -1.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 26,814 | 1,575,780 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 36,708 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.1% | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 7,251,514 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 17,121,533 | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,363,051 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,048 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 784,291 | 39,813,499 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 940 | 22,575 |