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Sylvan Beach is a Census village of 881 people across 0.69 square miles of land, in Oneida County. Median household income is $57,000, 69.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sylvan Beach
What Sylvan Beach is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.69 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,283 plus or minus 380
- County holding the largest share of its areaOneida County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sylvan Beach
- Population881 plus or minus 261
- Median age55.4
- Population under 1875 plus or minus 54
- Share under 188.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over207 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Households486 plus or minus 132
- Family households250 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families51.4 percent plus or minus 13.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sylvan Beach
- Median household income$57,000 plus or minus $26,904
- Per capita income$43,468
- Civilian labor force416 plus or minus 149
- Employed386 plus or minus 142
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over769 plus or minus 220
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sylvan Beach
- Housing units870 plus or minus 198
- Occupied units486 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units384 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate44.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied336 plus or minus 105
- Renter occupied150 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate69.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$180,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,008
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units621 plus or minus 153
- Share single family71.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more118 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more13.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes131 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sylvan Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute337 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.4 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more188 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone62.9 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sylvan Beach
- NFIP communityVillage of Sylvan Beach
- NFIP community number361042
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/27/13
The Village of Sylvan Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361042 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oneida County, not Sylvan Beach
Oneida County context, not Sylvan Beach figures
- Establishments in Oneida County4,713
- Covered employment, Oneida County102,542
- Average annual pay, Oneida County$61,102
- Housing units permitted, Oneida County221
Every figure in this section is published for Oneida County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sylvan Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sylvan Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sylvan Beach, New York?
881, in 486 households. Sylvan Beach village covers 0.69 square miles of land, which is 1,283 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sylvan Beach in?
Oneida County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sylvan Beach?
$57,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $180,100. Median gross rent is $1,008 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sylvan Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sylvan Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sylvan Beach, village of, community 361042, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sylvan Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oneida County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sylvan Beach.
Is zoning published for Sylvan Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.