County profile
Onondaga County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#139 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$42.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
223,537
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
11,166
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
466,584
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$76.9k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
39.2%±0.8%
Poverty rate
13.8%±0.5%
Business applications
4,132 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,507
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Solvay Bank Corp.Financial Services$53.0M39D2Patient Portal Technologies, Inc.Healthcare$16.1M——3Microwave Filter Company, Inc.Technology$3.3M——4Hallmark Venture Group, Inc.Financial Services$609.5k10D5Cannonau Corp.Healthcare$227——6Petro USA IncConsumer Cyclical$0——7Chun Can Capital GroupFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care32%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services11%
Education11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
466,584
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $67.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−14,665
International migration+7,238
Natural change−1,208
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$33.1B2019
$33.5B2020
$35.7B2021
$38.0B2022
$39.8B2023
$42.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$200.2k±$3.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$12/mo
Vacancy rate
6.7%±0.4%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$232.6M
1,701 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Winter weather 98Ice storm 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3922016
4072017
4272018
4412019
4662020
5182021
5872022
6572023
7252024
7792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 271% since 20214592021
2992022
3462023
6332024
1,7012025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.6 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
4.7 km
NYSW
Nearest port
15.1 km
AMOCO
Nearest commercial airport
13.7 km
SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.2k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Onondaga?
Onondaga's economy produced $42.5B in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.