About Me
What, am I a beer? Yes and No. I am a city in New York State, the county seat of Oneida County. In my capacity as a city I was "settled" by Matson and Van Zandt in October, 1836 and was originally known as Greene Township. Then later on I changed my name to Utica in honor of the ancient African city of that name (presently inside the borders of the sovereign state of Tunisia). An American city in central New York, I am located at 43°5'48" North, 75°13'55" West (43.096569, -75.231887)1 in the Mohawk River Valley region of New York State. According to the United States Census Bureau, I have a total area of 43.0 km² (16.6 mi²). 42.3 km² (16.4 mi²) of my body is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of my body is water. My total area is 1.57% water. As of the census of 2000, there are 60,651 people, 25,100 households, and 14,231 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,432.3/km² (3,710.0/mi²). There are 29,186 housing units at an average density of 689.2/km² (1,785.3/mi²). My racial makeup is 79.42% White, 12.92% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.16% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 5.79% of my population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 25,100 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% are married couples living together, 16.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% are non-families. 37.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 3.04. My population is spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who are 65 years of age or older. My median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.3 males. My median income for a household is $24,916, and my median income for a family is $33,818. Males have a median income of $27,126 versus $21,676 for females. My per capita income is $15,248. 24.5% of my population and 19.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 38.0% are under the age of 18 and 12.1% are 65 or older.
