| | People QuickFacts | Onondaga County | New York |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 19,465,197 |
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Population, 2010 | 467,026 | 19,378,102 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 1.9% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 458,336 | 18,976,457 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.0% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.0% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.1% | 65.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.0% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.1% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.0% | 17.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 79.2% | 58.3% |
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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, 2010 | 202,357 | 8,108,103 |
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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, 2009 | 11,779 | 515,8191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 212,993 | 7,332,3921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -6.9% | -0.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 25,064 | 1,489,207 |
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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, 2010 | 845 | 19,568 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 4,681,460 | 195,012,6291 |