Onondaga County Information
Onondaga in
New York occupies
806 square miles and has a 2006 population of
456,777, a change from a 2000 population of
458,336 and
468,973 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,665 acts of violent crime reported in
Onondaga in 2004, a change from
2,001 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
9,940 people:
4.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Onondaga, New York in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Onondaga | |
| State | New York | |
| Land Area | 806 sq. miles | Ranked 1,159 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 456,777 | Ranked 139 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 457,279 | |
| Population 2000 | 458,336 | Ranked 126 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 468,973 | Ranked 105 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 84.7% | |
| African American | 10.2% | |
| Asian American | 2.5% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,665 | 2,001 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 22 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 110 | |
| Robberies | 521 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,012 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 12,507 | 14,125 |
| Burglaries | 2,721 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 8,476 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,310 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 234,384 | 230,882 |
| Unemployed Population | 9,940 | 8,112 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 3.5% |
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