Cities / New York / Utica

Utica, NY

64,728 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Central New York Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 60.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SYR

44 mi — Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Population & People

Population

64,728

Median age

35.2

Median household income

$52,484

Poverty rate

27.5%

Unemployment rate

8.2%

Bachelor's degree+

22.4%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

14.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$151,300

Median gross rent

$951/mo

Homeownership rate

49.73%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,579

HUD Fair Market Rent (New York statewide average across 62 areas — not specific to Utica), 2026. Efficiency $1215, 1BR $1315, 2BR $1579, 3BR $1976, 4BR $2193. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.63

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1184.26

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

44 mi away

ALB

Albany International Airport

76 mi away

ROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

123 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).