Moving to Oneida, New York

Population: 10,987. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,923 (-0.6% change)
Males: 5,280 (48.1%), Females: 5,707 (51.9%)

Madison County

Zip code: 13421

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $35,365
Median house value: $70,600

Population by Race

Races in Oneida:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (21.7%), German (20.4%), English (14.9%), Italian (12.2%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.0%).

Land area: 22.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oneida

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oneida city

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +97 (+0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Oneida:

  • ONEIDA CITY HOSPITAL (321 GENESSE ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Oneida:

  • ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ROME, NY)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAMILTON, NY)
  • ST LUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER (about 30 miles; UTICA, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oneida:

  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 19 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 65 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oneida:

  • BECKS GROVE (about 12 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: K16)
  • LUTHER (about 14 miles; CHITTENANGO, NY; Abbreviation: 1D5)
  • HAMILTON MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Abbreviation: H30)

Amtrak station near Oneida:

  • 17 miles: ROME (6599 MARTIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oneida:

  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 12 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 30 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)

Schools

Public high school in Oneida:

  • ONEIDA SHS (Students: 769; Location: 560 SENECA ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Oneida:

  • SENECA STREET SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 436 SENECA ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • W.F. PRIOR ES (Students: 281; Location: 205 EAST AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NORTH BROAD STREET SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 230 N BROAD ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • ONEIDA CASTLE SCHOOL (Students: 146; Location: 10 CASTLE ST; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Oneida:

  • ST PATRICKS (Students: 166; Location: 354 ELIZABETH; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Oneida:

  • ONEIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $305,784; Location: 220 BROAD STREET; 55,935 books; 1,294 audio materials; 1,008 video materials; 130 serial subscriptions)