2024 population: 287,932 ( 4,329 from 2020)
Land area: 2623.9 square miles
Population density: 109.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	234,893	81.58%	4.1%
Black:	15,476	5.37%	5.6%
Indian:	680	0.24%	0.0%
Asian:	11,366	3.95%	13.9%
2+ races:	5,997	2.08%	9.3%
Hispanic:	19,520	6.78%	17.3%

Total non-White:	53,039	18.42%	11.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,224	10.5
Deaths:	15,092	12.9
Net Migration:	-4,535	-3.9
Net Immigration:	3,186	2.7

Change in White population:	-9,929	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,600	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
292,261
244,822	83.77%
14,660	5.02%
680	0.23%
9,978	3.41%
5,486	1.88%
16,635	5.69%
47,439	16.23%

2010
299,397
260,944	87.16%
14,322	4.78%
636	0.21%
6,904	2.31%
4,452	1.49%
11,859	3.96%
38,453	12.84%

2000
299,896
271,267	90.45%
13,242	4.42%
609	0.20%
3,016	1.01%
3,380	1.13%
8,125	2.71%
28,629	9.55%

1990
316,633
294,752	93.09%
12,917	4.08%
716	0.23%
2,345	0.74%
n/a
5,903	1.86%
21,881	6.91%

1980
320,180
308,178	96.25%
7,456	2.33%
519	0.16%
1,171	0.37%
n/a
2,702	0.84%
12,002	3.75%

1970
340,670
331,496	97.31%
7,673	2.25%
249	0.07%
374	0.11%
n/a
613	0.18%
9,174	2.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
29,641	9.9
29,610	9.9
-14,590	-4.9
5,250	1.8

-16,122	-5.4
8,986	3.0

Number	Rate
2000's
30,134	10.0
29,764	9.9
-10,327	-3.4
5,156	1.7

-10,323	-3.4
9,824	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
38,285	12.1
32,406	10.2
-37,740	-11.9
6,893	2.2

-23,485	-7.4
6,748	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
45,332	14.2
33,579	10.5
-13,329	-4.2
n/a

-13,426	-4.2
9,879	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-39,426	-11.6
n/a

-23,318	-6.8
2,828	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.6
61,571	21.4%
226,361	78.6%
57,145	19.8%

117,608
2.37

72,873	62.0%
53,646	73.6%
7,418	10.2%
44,735	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
65,675	21.9%
233,722	78.1%
49,024	16.4%

119,352
2.38

75,260	63.1%
53,993	71.7%
8,790	11.7%
44,092	36.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
71,994	24.0%
227,902	76.0%
49,759	16.6%

116,247
2.44

76,588	65.9%
58,490	76.4%
8,153	10.6%
39,659	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
77,825	24.6%
238,808	75.4%
49,798	15.7%

117,237
2.57

81,683	69.7%
65,669	80.4%
6,674	8.2%
35,554	30.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
89,935	28.1%
230,245	71.9%
43,236	13.5%

111,497
2.78

82,172	73.7%
68,860	83.8%
5,907	7.2%
29,325	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,434	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,320	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,904	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,152	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,063	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,969	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,656	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,453	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,541	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,864	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,345	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,921	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,606	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,074	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,254	7.0%
$200,000 or more	7,052	6.0%

Median Household Income	66,758
Per Capita Income	35,097

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,690	6.5%
Public Assistance	3,759	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18,724	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	115,932	68.4%
Unemployed	5,239	3.1%
In Armed Forces	484	0.3%

Total Labor Force	121,655	71.7%
Not in Labor Force	47,945	28.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42,992	35,119	55.0%
Non-Profit	5,818	10,596	35.4%
Self-Employed	7,371	3,666	66.8%

Local Government	5,544	7,568	42.3%
State Government	4,887	4,633	51.3%
Federal Government	1,433	1,267	53.1%

Total Private + Self	50,363	38,785	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,682	24,064	42.4%
Total	68,045	62,849	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,916	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,167	21.5%
Professional, Technical	32,212	24.6%
Service Occupations	25,808	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	568	0.4%
All others	25,960	19.8%

White Collar		60.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,392	17.1%
Educational services	15,219	11.6%
Retail trade	15,216	11.6%
Manufacturing	12,020	9.2%
Public administration	8,793	6.7%
Finance and insurance	7,928	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,844	6.0%
Construction	7,617	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	7,499	5.7%
Other services	5,796	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	5,106	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,775	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,568	2.7%
Wholesale trade	2,389	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,939	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,608	1.2%
Information	1,277	1.0%
Utilities	944	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	118	0.1%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,850	0.63%
Puerto Rican	8,109	2.78%
Cuban	336	0.12%
Dominican	2,407	0.83%

Total Central American	783	0.27%
Costa Rican	19	0.01%
Guatemalan	238	0.08%
Honduran	83	0.03%
Nicaraguan	58	0.02%
Panamanian	19	0.01%
Salvadoran	366	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,037	0.36%
Argentinean	24	0.01%
Bolivian	11	0.00%
Chilean	116	0.04%
Colombian	238	0.08%
Ecuadorian	309	0.11%
Paraguayan	50	0.02%
Peruvian	28	0.01%
Uruguayan	45	0.02%
Venezuelan	216	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,917	0.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	3,688	1.27%
Chinese	1,240	0.43%
Cambodian	926	0.32%
Vietnamese	759	0.26%
Indian	605	0.21%
Filipino	465	0.16%
Thai	376	0.13%
Korean	331	0.11%
Bhutanese	81	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	243,455	88.3%
Spanish	8,529	3.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7,744	2.8%
Other Asian	6,220	2.3%
Other Indo-European	2,656	1.0%
German, other Germanic	1,375	0.5%
Arabic	1,305	0.5%
Other	1,303	0.5%
Chinese	1,114	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	52,222	17.9%
Irish	45,293	15.5%
German	41,674	14.3%
English	27,982	9.6%
Polish	24,705	8.5%
American	20,897	7.2%
French	11,369	3.9%
Welsh	6,650	2.3%
Yugoslavian	4,569	1.6%
Dutch	4,418	1.5%
French Canadian	4,123	1.4%
Scottish	3,940	1.4%
European	3,835	1.3%
Ukrainian	3,612	1.2%
Lebanese	2,903	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	282,767	97.1%
Not a citizen	8,581	2.9%

Native	269,693	92.6%
Foreign-born	21,655	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,838	4.4%	12,654	6.2%	63,331	31.2%	64,791	31.9%	30,494	15.0%	22,802	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,838	4.4%
9-12 Years	12,654	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	63,331	31.2%
Some College	64,791	31.9%
Bach. Degree	30,494	15.0%
Grad Degree	22,802	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	290,234	276,302	13,932	4.8%
1991	288,878	268,466	20,412	7.1%
1992	288,182	266,722	21,460	7.4%
1993	287,866	268,998	18,868	6.6%
1994	288,958	272,874	16,084	5.6%
1995	289,206	273,238	15,968	5.5%
1996	285,656	270,532	15,124	5.3%
1997	289,114	273,950	15,164	5.2%
1998	289,664	276,418	13,246	4.6%
1999	290,164	277,856	12,308	4.2%

2000	284,598	273,372	11,226	3.9%
2001	280,928	268,152	12,776	4.5%
2002	284,894	269,622	15,272	5.4%
2003	283,910	268,166	15,744	5.5%
2004	283,284	268,146	15,138	5.3%
2005	285,640	271,680	13,960	4.9%
2006	284,660	271,926	12,734	4.5%
2007	281,246	269,040	12,206	4.3%
2008	283,002	267,492	15,510	5.5%
2009	283,684	262,048	21,636	7.6%

2010	287,860	264,824	23,036	8.0%
2011	279,816	256,836	22,980	8.2%
2012	277,804	254,262	23,542	8.5%
2013	274,206	253,066	21,140	7.7%
2014	263,706	247,084	16,622	6.3%
2015	260,642	246,122	14,520	5.6%
2016	259,786	246,618	13,168	5.1%
2017	259,318	246,020	13,298	5.1%
2018	257,074	245,410	11,664	4.5%
2019	258,058	247,152	10,906	4.2%

2020	256,250	235,400	20,850	8.1%
2021	257,154	243,624	13,530	5.3%
2022	254,942	245,698	9,244	3.6%
2023	255,996	246,294	9,702	3.8%
2024	254,252	244,508	9,744	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	137,499
Median Value	$151,300

Occupied	117,608	85.5%
Vacant	19,891	14.5%

Owned	81,902	69.6%
Rented	35,706	30.4%
Median Rent	$862

Single-Family Units	92,431	67.2%
Detached	90,040	65.5%
Attached	2,391	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,700	10.0%
Mobile Homes	8,593	6.2%

Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area