Language Spoken At Home in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 438,951 | 100% |
English only | 394,725 | 89.9% |
Language other than English | 44,226 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,379 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 12,612 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,466 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 18,084 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,157 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,957 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,057 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 4,573 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,699 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 466,179 | 100% |
American | 17,733 | 3.8% |
Arab | 4,110 | 0.9% |
Czech | 1,181 | 0.3% |
Danish | 941 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 10,516 | 2.3% |
English | 55,800 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 21,765 | 4.7% |
French Canadian | 8,721 | 1.9% |
German | 88,503 | 19.0% |
Greek | 2,914 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,802 | 0.4% |
Irish | 106,121 | 22.8% |
Italian | 83,395 | 17.9% |
Lithuanian | 1,121 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,694 | 0.4% |
Polish | 32,621 | 7.0% |
Portuguese | 963 | 0.2% |
Russian | 5,698 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,329 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 9,287 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 979 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 3,609 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 3,723 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 1,624 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 6,634 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 4,851 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,563 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 185,036 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 113,760 | 61.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 51,205 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 81,336 | 44.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,001 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,597 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,768 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 24,827 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,436 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 71,276 | 38.5% |
Householder living alone | 58,351 | 31.5% |
65 years and over | 21,386 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 55,881 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 47,034 | 25.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 448,277 | 100% |
Householder | 185,036 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 81,370 | 18.2% |
Child | 134,198 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 21,042 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 26,631 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 12,331 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 180,291 | 100% |
Never married | 68,597 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 86,206 | 47.8% |
Separated | 4,401 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 5,205 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 15,882 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 199,169 | 100% |
Never married | 65,758 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 86,860 | 43.6% |
Separated | 5,565 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 19,175 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 21,811 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,142 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,439 | 39.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,697 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,962 | 44.2% |
Less than 1 year | 705 | 10.5% |
1 or 2 years | 840 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 507 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 910 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,962 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,946 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 1,955 | 66.0% |
School Enrollment in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 129,591 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,425 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 5,727 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 47,136 | 36.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 26,222 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 44,081 | 34.0% |
Educational Attainment in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 307,743 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,615 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 22,860 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 82,439 | 26.8% |
Some college, no degree | 56,252 | 18.3% |
Associate's degree | 35,395 | 11.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 57,308 | 18.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 43,874 | 14.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.9% |
Veteran Status in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 358,987 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 31,973 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 460,883 | 100% |
With a disability | 52,463 | 11.4% |
Under 18 years | 106,482 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,532 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 291,648 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,757 | 9.5% |
65 years and over | 62,753 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,174 | 32.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 460,893 | 100% |
Same house | 388,747 | 84.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 68,410 | 14.8% |
Same county | 47,734 | 10.4% |
Different county | 20,676 | 4.5% |
Same state | 11,346 | 2.5% |
Different state | 9,330 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 3,736 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 466,179 | 100% |
Native | 432,811 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 427,160 | 91.6% |
State of residence | 357,817 | 76.8% |
Different state | 69,343 | 14.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,651 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 33,368 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 33,368 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,571 | 49.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 16,797 | 50.3% |
Year of Entry in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 39,019 | 100% |
Native | 5,651 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 132 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,519 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 33,368 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,117 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 31,251 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Onondaga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 33,368 | 100% |
Europe | 9,887 | 29.6% |
Asia | 12,600 | 37.8% |
Africa | 2,621 | 7.9% |
Oceania | 121 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 6,364 | 19.1% |
Northern America | 1,775 | 5.3% |