Oneida County, New York

Oneida County has a population of 229,124 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $182,600, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $70,154.

Home price
$182,600
Income
$70,154
Population
229,124
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$182,600county
Median gross rent$944county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198074.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,431county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,172county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$926county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,405county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$70,154county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate15.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.8%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.3%county
Economic output per resident$64,070county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.02%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1486554county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.0%county
Traffic deaths13.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county72county
Public school enrollment32265county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible47.4%county
Elementary schools38county
Middle schools12county
High schools16county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public60.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population229,124county
Land area in square miles1,212county
People per square mile of land189.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores50county
Convenience stores51county
Share living far from a food store10.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person32.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages13.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents106county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in3,407county
Households that moved away3,875county
Average income of arriving households$53,966county
Average income of departing households$55,998county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year254county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings30.3%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.1 incounty
Annual snowfall204.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing161 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil13.5%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk91.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk59.3county
Hail risk42.7county
Earthquake risk80.1county
Tornado risk71.9county
Tropical cyclone risk70.1county
Extreme heat risk64.3county
Winter weather risk96.9county
Strong wind risk93.6county
Wildfire risk38.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Oneida County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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