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Syracuse Metropolitan Area | |
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| Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
 The Syracuse area at 8:28:52 AMEDT on July 3, 2022, taken duringExpedition 67 of the International Space Station. North is oriented to the right. | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| Largest city | Syracuse |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,800 sq mi (7,200 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 662,057 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $49.281 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (DST) |
TheSyracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by theUnited States Census Bureau, is an area comprising three counties incentralNew York, with the city ofSyracuse as its core. The three counties areOnondaga,Madison, andOswego. According to the2020 census, the population of the Syracuse MSA was 662,057; a slight difference from 662,577, in the2010 census.
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 168,735 | — | |
| 1910 | 200,298 | 18.7% | |
| 1920 | 241,465 | 20.6% | |
| 1930 | 291,606 | 20.8% | |
| 1940 | 295,108 | 1.2% | |
| 1950 | 341,719 | 15.8% | |
| 1960 | 563,781 | 65.0% | |
| 1970 | 636,507 | 12.9% | |
| 1980 | 642,971 | 1.0% | |
| 1990 | 659,864 | 2.6% | |
| 2000 | 650,154 | −1.5% | |
| 2010 | 662,577 | 1.9% | |
| 2020 | 662,057 | −0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of the 2000census,[3] theMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 650,154 people, 252,043 households, and 164,202 families residing within the MSA. The racial composition of the MSA was 88.36%White, 6.87%African American, 0.74%Native American, 1.61%Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.74% fromother races, and 1.65% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race made up 2.08% of the population.
The median household income in the MSA was $39,210, while the median family income was $47,862. Males had a median income of $35,698, compared to $25,373 for females. Theper capita income for the MSA was $19,098.
TheSyracuse–AuburnCombined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in central New York. The statistical area includes onemetropolitan area and onemicropolitan area.
| Club | Sport | League | Founded | Venue | League titles | Championship years |
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| Syracuse Mets | Baseball | IL | 1934 | NBT Bank Stadium | 8 | 1935, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1954, 1969, 1970, 1976 |
| Syracuse Crunch | Hockey | AHL | 1994 | Upstate Medical University Arena | 0 | N/A |
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Professional teams in Syracuse include:
College teams in Syracuse include:
Syracuse University sports are by far the most attended sporting events in the Syracuse area. Basketball games often draw over 30,000 fans, and football games over 40,000. The university has bred dozens of famous professional players since starting an athletics program in the late nineteenth century, including all-time greatsJim Brown,Larry Csonka andDave Bing, and present professional starsMarvin Harrison,Carmelo Anthony,Dwight Freeney,Jason Hart, andDonovan McNabb. Both teams play in the JMA Dome.
Several well-known individuals have ties to the Syracuse metropolitan area, including:
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