Galeville, NY

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Galeville, New York

Galeville, New York, in Onondaga county, is 3 miles NW of Syracuse, New York (center to center) and 137 miles E of Buffalo, New York. The town is part of the Syracuse metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 4,476 people people live in Galeville.

The People and Families of Galeville

In Galeville, about 48% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Galeville, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the town.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Galeville. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the town nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Galeville had a median family income of $44,219.

Galeville Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Galeville, about 64% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the town.

Commuting

In Galeville, 92% of commuters drive to work. Commuters in Galeville enjoy easier drives to work than most people.

High Points

Galeville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Galeville, NY

Comparing Galeville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles NW of Syracuse, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	137 miles E of Buffalo, New York
County	Onondaga
Metro Area	Syracuse
Standard Zip Codes	13088
Phone Area Codes	315
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.09
Longitude	-76.172

Station	SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL AP
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	40 inches

Station	TULLY HEIBERG FOREST
Distance	22.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 26 F
Apr Temp	32 to 50 F
Jul Temp	56 to 76 F
Oct Temp	37 to 55 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Station	OSWEGO EAST
Distance	30.8 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 31 F
Apr Temp	36 to 53 F
Jul Temp	62 to 80 F
Oct Temp	43 to 59 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,476	100%
Male	2,064	46.1%
Female	2,412	53.9%
Under 18	852	19%
18+	3,624	81%
65+	1,207	27%
Median Age	42.9
Average Family Size	2.78
White	4,107	91.8%
African-American	173	3.9%
Asian	68	1.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	28	0.6%
Other	25	0.6%
Mixed Race	73	1.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	57	1.3%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	32.5%
German	12.7%
Irish	11.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
English	8.3%
Polish	5.3%
US/American	3.7%
French (except Basque)	3%
French Canadian	2.1%
Arab/Arabic	1.6%
Scottish	1.5%
Canadian	1%
Macedonian	0.9%
Lebanese	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
European	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Armenian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Galeville	4,476	$44,219
Liverpool	2,505	$45,179
Lyncourt	4,268	$42,105
Mattydale	6,367	$43,668
North Syracuse	6,862	$47,853
Solvay	6,845	$40,057
Syracuse	147,306	$33,026

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