| PEOPLE | Syracuse | Oswego | United States |
| Population | 145,170 | 18,142 | 308,035,306 |
| Pop. Density | 5,797 | 2,383 | 87 |
| Pop. Change | -1.69% | 1.09% | 8.07% |
| Median Age | 29.7 | 34 | 37.3 |
| Households | 57,355 | 7,486 | 116,716,292 |
| Household Size | 2.31 | 2.3 | 2.58 |
| Male Population | 47.65% | 48.29% | 49.27% |
| Female Population | 52.35% | 51.71% | 50.96% |
| Married Population | 26.04% | 35.12% | 47.02% |
| Single Population | 73.96% | 64.88% | 52.98% |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE | | | |
| Age 0 to 4 | 7.04% | 6.06% | 6.56% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.20% | 5.30% | 6.61% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 5.84% | 5.58% | 6.71% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.95% | 3.78% | 4.21% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 5.83% | 2.54% | 2.95% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 13.25% | 15.85% | 7.01% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 14.84% | 11.90% | 13.33% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 10.75% | 10.49% | 13.33% |
| Age 45 to 49 | 12.05% | 13.10% | 14.61% |
| Age 50 to 54 | 12.05% | 13.10% | 14.61% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 9.68% | 10.30% | 11.84% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 9.68% | 10.30% | 11.84% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 4.93% | 6.37% | 7.05% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.52% | 4.94% | 4.24% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.12% | 3.78% | 1.78% |
| RACE | | | |
| White | 56.02% | 94.75% | 72.41% |
| Black | 29.46% | 1.25% | 12.61% |
| Asian | 5.53% | 1.22% | 4.75% |
| American Indian | 1.11% | 0.30% | 0.95% |
| Other | 7.89% | 2.47% | 9.28% |
| Hispanic | 1.81% | 0.00% | 16.35% |
| Non-Hispanic | 98.19% | 100.00% | 83.65% |
| FAMILY | | | |
| Married, w/children | 18.58% | 25.80% | 30.42% |
| Married, no children | 29.02% | 39.55% | 42.46% |
| Single, w/children | 32.57% | 22.59% | 14.39% |
| Single, no children | 19.83% | 12.06% | 12.73% |
| Divorced | 10.68% | 8.54% | 10.62% |
| Separated | 6.47% | 5.11% | 4.97% |
| Widowed | 6.94% | 8.80% | 6.14% |
| Now Married | 25.85% | 35.08% | 46.32% |
| Never Married | 50.06% | 42.48% | 31.95% |