Moving to Sylvan Beach, New York

Population: 1,071. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,075 (+0.4% change)
Males: 550 (51.4%), Females: 521 (48.6%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $30,978
Median house value: $70,800

Population by Race

Races in Sylvan Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (18.5%), Irish (18.5%), Italian (15.8%), United States (12.7%), English (9.2%), French (5.2%).

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sylvan Beach

  • High school or higher: 75.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sylvan Beach village

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvan Beach:

  • ONEIDA CITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ONEIDA, NY)
  • ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ROME, NY)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HAMILTON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sylvan Beach:

  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 25 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 27 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sylvan Beach:

  • BECKS GROVE (about 10 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: K16)
  • LUTHER (about 15 miles; CHITTENANGO, NY; Abbreviation: 1D5)
  • GRIFFISS AIRPARK (about 23 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: RME)

Amtrak station near Sylvan Beach:

  • 20 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 Sylvan Beach:

  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 20 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 36 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)