Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Syracuse, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

144,896residents (2025 estimate)
98NPI-registered dentists
$47,819median household income
Residents

Syracuse at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (6.1% against 13.6%), then median household income ($47,819 against $80,734).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate144,896Down 2.5% from the April 2020 base of 148,602
  • Median household income$47,819Well below both New York ($85,974) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age31.8Well below New York (39.8), below the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older14.4%Below both New York (17.9%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)31.3%Well below New York (40.2%), below the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)6.1%Well below both New York (14.8%) and the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Syracuse and Utica (46 miles apart) differ most: 6.1% against 8.6%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (31.3% against 22.4%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Syracuse

St. Joseph's Health describes itself as a regional non-profit health care system based in Syracuse and traces its founding to 1869. Crouse Health lists its address as 736 Irving Avenue in Syracuse, is a NYS-designated Comprehensive Stroke Center, and operates the Pomeroy College of Nursing. The City of Syracuse's neighborhood associations page lists independent groups under TNT areas named Downtown, Eastside, Eastwood, Lakefront, Northside, Southside, Valley and Westside. The groups it names include the Armory Square Association, Hanover Square Association, Westcott Neighborhood Association, Thornden Park Association, Sedgwick Farm Neighborhood Association and Tipperary Hill Neighborhood Association. The city's SYRneighborhoods program names Tipperary Hill - Far Westside and Salt Springs as the first wave of neighborhoods eligible to participate.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Armory Square
  • Hanover Square
  • Westcott
  • Thornden Park
  • Sedgwick Farm
  • Tipperary Hill
  • Salt Springs

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Providers

Who practices in Syracuse

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Syracuse, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Syracuse is furthest above the US among plastic surgeons (2.0 times the US rate) and lowest among dermatologists (0.6 times).

SpecialtyIn SyracuseResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists981 per 1,4791 per 1,340Below
Chiropractors311 per 4,6741 per 3,311Well below
Dermatologists51 per 28,9791 per 17,857Well below
Physical therapists2261 per 6411 per 1,181Well above
Optometrists381 per 3,8131 per 5,291Well above
Podiatrists91 per 16,1001 per 14,706Below
Plastic surgeons51 per 28,9791 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Onondaga County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of physicians are 38.3% of them, above the US share of 32.6%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments804Average employment 14,812
  • Offices of physicians308
  • Offices of dentists164
  • Offices of other health practitioners203
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Syracuse practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Keep the patients you already have

    Syracuse had 3,706 fewer residents in July 2025 than in April 2020 (−2.5%). With fewer new residents arriving, we would set up patient texting first, to keep existing patients coming back.

  2. Put insurance and payment options up front

    Median household income $47,819 (US $80,734). Plans accepted and financing belong on every page of the website.

  3. A crowded field for physical therapists

    1.8 times the US number of NPI-registered physical therapists per resident (one per 641 residents). A physical therapist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for physical therapists.

  4. Show the practice on social media

    Median age 31.8 (US 38.9). Regular posts showing the team and office are part of our social media plan.

State rules

New York advertising rules to know

The New York page quotes the 4 state rules we check before anything goes live.

Location pages near Syracuse

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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