The Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in central

Central New York

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 New York

New York

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, anchored by the cities of Utica

Utica, New York

Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....

 and Rome

Rome, New York

Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...

. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, the MSA had a population of 299,397.

Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants

• Utica
  Utica, New York
  Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
  
   (Principal city)
• Rome
  Rome, New York
  Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...
  
   (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

• German Flatts
  German Flatts, New York
  German Flatts is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 13,629 at the 2000 census.The Town of German Flatts is in the south part of Herkimer County, across from the of Village of Herkimer on the south side of the Mohawk River, and southeast of Utica.-Herkimer:This...
  
   (town)
• Kirkland
  Kirkland, New York
  Kirkland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 10,138 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Samuel Kirkland, a missionary among the Oneidas.The Town of Kirkland is southwest of Utica, New York...
  
   (town)
• New Hartford
  New Hartford (town), New York
  .New Hartford is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 21,172. The name of New Hartford was provided by a settler family from Hartford, Connecticut....
  
   (town)
• Whitestown
  Whitestown, New York
  Whitestown is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 18,635 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Judge Hugh White, an early settler.The Town of Whitestown is immediately west of Utica, New York...
  
   (town)
• Herkimer
  Herkimer (town), New York
  Herkimer is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States, southeast of Utica. It is named after Nicholas Herkimer. The population was 9,962 at the 2000 census.The town contains a village also called Herkimer...
  
   (town)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Camden
  Camden (town), New York
  Camden is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 5,028 at the 2000 census.The town of Camden contains a village also called Camden. The town is in the northwest part of Oneida County and is northwest of the City of Rome.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Frankfort
  Frankfort (town), New York
  Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 7,478 at the 2000 census. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village also called Frankfort. The town is east of Utica...
  
   (town)
• Herkimer
  Herkimer (village), New York
  Herkimer is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States, about southeast of Utica. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 7,498 people. The village is named after the Herkimers, Palatine German immigrants who settled in this area in 1723...
  
   (village)
• Ilion
  Ilion, New York
  Ilion is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 8,610 at the 2000 census. Ilion is a name for the ancient city of Troy.The Village of Ilion is at the north town line of the Town of German Flatts...
  
   (village)
• Lee
  Lee, New York
  Lee is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,875 at the 2000 census.The Town of Lee is northwest of Rome, New York.- History :The Town of Lee was formed from the Town of Western in 1811....
  
   (town)
• Little Falls
  Little Falls (city), New York
  Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 5,188 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a small cataract near the city....
  
   (city)
• Marcy
  Marcy, New York
  Marcy is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 9,469 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Governor William L. Marcy....
  
   (town)
• Vernon
  Vernon (town), New York
  Vernon is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5,335 at the 2000 census.The Town of Vernon is on the western border of the county...
  
   (town)
• Verona
  Verona, New York
  Verona is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,425 at the 2000 census. The source of the town name is unknown, though it's possibly named after Verona, Italy....
  
   (town)
• Vienna
  Vienna, New York
  Vienna is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5,819 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the capital of Austria.The Town of Vienna is in the western part of the county.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Westmoreland
  Westmoreland, New York
  Westmoreland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2000 census.The Town of Westmoreland is in the west-central part of the county. The New York State Thruway passes across the town. Westmoreland is west of Utica, New York.The Westmoreland Central...
  
   (town)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Annsville
  Annsville, New York
  Annsville is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. At the 2000 census the town population was 2,956. The town is named after Ann Bloomfield, wife of a founder.The Town of Annsville is in the northwest part of the county.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Augusta
  Augusta, New York
  Augusta is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,966 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is believed to be derived from Augusta, Maine.The Town of Augusta is in the southwest part of the county.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Boonville
  Boonville (town), New York
  This page is about the town in New York. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville or for the village, see Boonville , New York...
  
   (town)
• Boonville
  Boonville (village), New York
  This page is about the village in New York. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville or for the town, see Boonville , New York...
  
   (village)
• Bridgewater
  Bridgewater (town), New York
  Bridgewater is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,671 at the 2000 census. The town and its principal village were named after the Duke of Bridgewater....
  
   (town)
• Camden
  Camden (village), New York
  Camden is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 2,330 at the 2000 census.The Village of Camden is located inside the Town of Camden at the crossing of Routes NY-13 and NY-69.-History:The W.H...
  
   (village)
• Clark Mills
  Clark Mills, New York
  Clark Mills is a hamlet in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,424 at the 2000 census.The community is located at the northeastern corner of the Town of Kirkland, west of the City of Utica.- History :...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Clinton
  Clinton, Oneida County, New York
  Clinton is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. It was named for George Clinton, a royal governor of the colony of New York....
  
   (village)
• Columbia
  Columbia, New York
  Columbia is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,630 .The Town of Columbia is at the south border of the county and is southeast of Utica.-History:...
  
   (town)
• Danube
  Danube, New York
  Danube is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2000 census. Early Palatine German immigrants in the eighteenth century named the town after the Danube River in Europe....
  
   (town)
• Deerfield
  Deerfield, New York
  Deerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,906 at the 2000 census.The Town of Deerfield is on the eastern border of the county and northeast of the City of Utica.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Dolgeville
  Dolgeville, New York
  Dolgeville is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,166 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Alfred Dolge , industrialist....
  
   (village; partial)
• Fairfield
  Fairfield, New York
  Fairfield is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Fairfield, Connecticut.The Town of Fairfield is north of the Village of Herkimer and east of Utica...
  
   (town)
• Florence
  Florence, New York
  Florence is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,086 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the city Florence in Italy....
  
   (town)
• Floyd
  Floyd, New York
  Floyd is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census. The town is named after William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence....
  
   (town)
• Forestport
  Forestport, New York
  Forestport is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,692 at the 2000 census.The Town of Forestport is located in the northeast corner of Oneida County...
  
   (town)
• Frankfort
  Frankfort (village), New York
  Frankfort is a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 2,537 at the 2000 census. Like the town, the village is named after early settler, Lawrence Frank....
  
   (village)
• Litchfield
  Litchfield, New York
  Litchfield is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,453 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Litchfield, Connecticut, the source of some early settlers....
  
   (town)
• Little Falls
  Little Falls (town), New York
  Little Falls is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,544 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a waterfall located nearby.The Town of Little Falls has on its eastern end a small city called Little Falls...
  
   (town)
• Manheim
  Manheim, New York
  Manheim is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,171 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from Mannheim, in Baden, Germany....
  
   (town)
• Marshall
  Marshall, New York
  Marshall is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,127 at the 2000 census.The Town of Marshall is in the southeast part of the county...
  
   (town)
• Mohawk
  Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York
  ----Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,660 at the 2000 census. The village was named after the adjacent river....
  
   (village)

• New Hartford
  New Hartford (village), New York
  New Hartford is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,886 at the 2000 census. The name was provided by early settlers for New Hartford, Connecticut....
  
   (village)
• New York Mills
  New York Mills, New York
  New York Mills is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census.The Village of New York Mills is partly in the Town of Whitestown and partly in the Town of New Hartford. It is a western suburb of the City of Utica.-History:There were three mills which gave...
  
   (village)
• Newport
  Newport (town), New York
  Newport is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2000 census.The Town of Newport, located on the western edge of the county, contains the village called Newport...
  
   (town)
• Oriskany
  Oriskany, New York
  Oriskany is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,744 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Iroquois word for "nettles."The Village of Oriskany is in the Town of Whitestown, southeast of the City of Rome...
  
   (village)
• Paris
  Paris, New York
  Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.-History:...
  
   (town)
• Remsen
  Remsen (town), New York
  Remsen is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,958 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Henry Remsen, an early settler.The Town of Remsen has a village called Remsen...
  
   (town)
• Russia
  Russia, New York
  Russia is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,487 at the 2000 census.The Town of Russia is located in the northwest part of the county...
  
   (town)
• Salisbury
  Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York
  ----Salisbury is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2000 census.The Town of Salisbury is on the eastern edge of the county. Salisbury is north of the City of Little Falls...
  
   (town)
• Sangerfield
  Sangerfield, New York
  Sangerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,610 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Jedediah Sanger, an early settler.The Town of Sangerfield is on the county's south border.-Geography:...
  
   (town)
• Schuyler
  Schuyler, New York
  ----Schuyler is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2000 census.The Town of Schuyler is located in the western part of Herkimer County. The town is east of Utica, New York.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Sherrill
  Sherrill, New York
  Sherrill is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. With a population of 3,147 , it is the least populous city in the state. Sherill is located at the western end of the Town of Vernon on Route 5. Sherrill is referred to as The Silver City.-History:Sherrill was founded in 1916 through a...
  
   (city)
• Steuben
  Steuben, New York
  Steuben is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,172 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Baron von Steuben....
  
   (town)
• Sylvan Beach
  Sylvan Beach, New York
  Sylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sylvan Beach is in the western end of the Town of Vienna.Verona Beach State Park is south of the village on Route 13.- History :...
  
   (village)
• Trenton
  Trenton, New York
  ----Trenton is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,670 at the 2000 census. The town is reportedly named after Trenton, New Jersey.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Vernon
  Vernon (village), New York
  Vernon is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,155 at the 2000 census.The Village of Vernon is located east of the center of the Town of Vernon at the junction of Routes 5 and 31.-History:...
  
   (village)
• Warren
  Warren, New York
  ----Warren is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill....
  
   (town)
• Waterville
  Waterville, New York
  Waterville is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. According to the 2000 census, its population was 1,721.-Geography:Waterville is located at ....
  
   (village)
• Webb
  Webb, New York
  Webb is a the northernmost town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The town is named after William Seward Webb, President of the Raquette Lake Transportation Company, the Fulton Chain Railway Company, Fulton Navigation Company, and the Mohawk and Malone Railway; his railroads were...
  
   (town)
• Western
  Western, New York
  Western is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,029 at the 2000 census.The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of Rome, New York.- History :The town was first settled around 1789....
  
   (town)
• Whitesboro
  Whitesboro, New York
  Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,943 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Hugh White, an early settler.The Village of Whitesboro is inside the Town of Whitestown....
  
   (village)
• Winfield (town)
• Yorkville
  Yorkville, Oneida County, New York
  Yorkville is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census.The Village of Yorkville is in the southeast part of the Town of Whitestown adjacent to the City of Utica.- History :...
  
    (village)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Ava
  Ava, New York
  Ava is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 725 at the 2000 census. The name allegedly comes from a location in Burma.The Town of Ava is in the north central part of the county...
  
   (town)
• Barneveld
  Barneveld, New York
  Barneveld is a village located within the Town of Trenton in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. The village name is derived from the name of the Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ....
  
   (village)
• Bridgewater
  Bridgewater (village), New York
  Bridgewater is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 579 at the 2000 census.The Village of Bridgewater is within the Town of Bridgewater at the junction of US Route 20 and Route 8.- History :...
  
   (village)
• Clayville
  Clayville, New York
  Clayville is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.The Village of Clayville is inside the Town of Paris.- History :Clayville was incorporated in 1887....
  
   (village)
• Cold Brook
  Cold Brook, New York
  Cold Brook is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 336 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a stream passing through the village....
  
   (village)
• Holland Patent
  Holland Patent, New York
  Holland Patent is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 461 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a land grant....
  
   (village)
• Middleville
  Middleville, New York
  Middleville is a village in Herkimer County, New York, New York. The population was 550 at the 2000 census.The Village of Middleville is on the boundary of the Towns of Newport and Fairfield. The village is north of the Village of Herkimer and is east of Utica.- History :The community was first...
  
   (village)
• Newport
  Newport (village), New York
  Newport is a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 640 at the 2000 census.The Village of Newport is near the eastern town line of the Town of Newport and is northeast of Utica.- History :...
  
   (village)
• Norway
  Norway, New York
  Norway is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 711 at the 2000 census.The Town of Norway is located in the east-central part of the county and is northeast of Utica.The town borders the Adirondack Park.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Ohio
  Ohio, New York
  Ohio is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 922 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the state of Ohio. The town is in the northwest part of the county and northeast of Utica. Part of Ohio is within the Adirondack Park....
  
   (town)
• Oneida Castle
  Oneida Castle, New York
  Oneida Castle is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census.The Village of Oneida Castle is in the northwest corner of the Town of Vernon...
  
   (village)
• Oriskany Falls
  Oriskany Falls, New York
  Oriskany Falls is a village in Oneida County, New York in the United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a waterfall on a nearby stream....
  
   (village)
• Poland
  Poland, Herkimer County, New York
  ----Poland is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.The Village of Poland is at the town line shared by the Town of Newport and the Town of Russia. The village is 16 miles north of the county seat in Herkimer and is northeast of Utica...
  
   (village)
• Prospect
  Prospect, New York
  Prospect is a village inside the town of Trenton, in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 330 at the 2000 census. The village is located at the junction of NY 365 and Reference Route 920V west of West Canada Creek.-Geography:...
  
   (village)
• Remsen
  Remsen (village), New York
  Remsen is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 531 at the 2000 census.The Village of Remsen is in the southwest part of the Town of Remsen....
  
   (village)
• Stark
  Stark, New York
  Stark is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 767 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a Revolutionary War General named John Stark.The Town of Stark is in the eastern part of Herkimer County.- History :...
  
   (town)
• West Winfield
  West Winfield, New York
  West Winfield is a village in the town of Winfield in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 862 at the 2000 census. The village is indirectly named after General Winfield Scott, for whom the town is named...
  
   (village)

Hamlets

• Jordanville
  Jordanville, New York
  Jordanville is a hamlet in the town of Warren, Herkimer County, New York. Jordanville is in the northwest part of Warren, at the intersection of Routes 18 and 155. The community was settled before 1791.-Gelston Castle:...
  
  
• Old Forge
  Old Forge, New York
  Old Forge is a hamlet on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York. Old Forge was formerly a village that dissolved its incorporation, but remains the principal community in the region. Old Forge forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism...
  
  
• Thendara
  Thendara, New York
  Thendara is a hamlet in Herkimer County, New York, USA. Thendara is located in the Adirondack Park, in the northern part of the Town of Webb, west of Old Forge on Route 28....
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 299,896 people, 116,230 households, and 76,297 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 91.85% White, 4.62% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,417, and the median income for a family was $42,956. Males had a median income of $31,051 versus $22,907 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $17,329.