Syracuse is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 145,560 people and 74 associated neighborhoods, Syracuse is the ninth largest community in New York. Syracuse has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Syracuse has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Syracuse telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Syracuse is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Syracuse has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Syracuse enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Syracuse.

Not only is Syracuse a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Syracuse spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.97 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Many people in Syracuse take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Syracuse citizens for affordable transportation.

The overall education level of Syracuse citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.51% of adults in Syracuse have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Syracuse in 2022 was $27,570, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,280 for a family of four. However, Syracuse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Syracuse is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Syracuse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Syracuse residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Syracuse also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Syracuse include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Syracuse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.