City profile · Mid-size City
Syracuse, New York
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Syracuse, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Sharon Owens
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 148,620
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcesyr.gov/Government/Mayors-of-Syracuse/54th-Mayor-Ben-Walsh/Mayor-Walsh-Major-Initiatives/Syracuse-Surge ↗
- Official leadership pagesyr.gov/Government/Mayors-of-Syracuse ↗
- City websitesyr.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Sharon Owens CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 148,620
- Median household income
- $43,584
- Median age
- 31.9
- Land area
- 25.06 sq mi
- Population density
- 5,930.6 per sq mi
- County
- Onondaga County
- Metro area
- Syracuse, NY
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$520M
- City hall phone
- (315) 448-8005
- Official website
- syr.gov ↗
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