Utica

Population & Demographics

Utica, NY

Utica is home to 64,217 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,087 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,217
people
Population

64,217 residents

Median age 35.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Utica population & demographics

Who lives in Utica — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,217
Median age
35.2yrs
Median household income
$52,484
Median home value
$151,300
Median gross rent
$951/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.4%
Poverty rate
27.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Utica

How Utica breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White53.2%
Black15.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.5%
Asian11.2%
Two or more races5.1%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Utica

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Utica.

Utica at a glance
Employed Residents
24,087
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
34.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Utica proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Utica commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

75
Commute Score

75 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Utica

24,087 commutes, one dot at a time

Utica

Where 24,087 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Utica, by worker count.

1Utica0.0 mi8,340
2New York178.3 mi1,118
3Rome14.2 mi852
4Syracuse46.2 mi533
5Albany79.6 mi409
6New York Mills3.0 mi399
7New Hartford3.3 mi342
8Marcy3.5 mi244

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Utica.

1Utica0.0 mi8,340
2Rome14.2 mi1,513
3New York178.3 mi622
4Ilion11.3 mi465
5Herkimer13.2 mi385
6Whitesboro3.7 mi382
7Yorkville2.2 mi335
8New York Mills3.0 mi331

Top industries

The sectors that employ Utica’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance36.1%
EDEducational Services12.4%
PAPublic Administration9.0%
MFManufacturing8.0%
RTRetail Trade7.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.4%
FIFinance and Insurance3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Utica

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps37%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Utica

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