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Oneida vs Delaware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the most kids (19% under 18).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Oneida | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
2,261Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Lowest 18% above NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
| Delaware and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Oneida and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Delaware and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$227,300±$17kHighest 46% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77 44% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.