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Westvale, New York.

A community in Onondaga County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Onondaga County’s.

Living in Westvale, Onondaga County, New York

Westvale, in Onondaga County, had 5,090 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $98,542 a year and half less, against $76,945 across Onondaga County; 2% of its people live below the poverty line. 98% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 2% are rented. Unemployment in Onondaga County was 4.1% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 5,090 in the 2020 census; median age 42.2
Household income $98,542 the median, give or take $8,274 · Onondaga County: $76,945
Unemployment 4.1% Onondaga County, August 2026; 3.9% a year before
Homes 98% lived in by their owners; 2% rented
  • 2,028households
  • 50%of adults have a degree
  • 2%below the poverty line
  • 18 mintypical commute
  • 15%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care42%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Banks, insurance and property6%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities6%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Onondaga County had 250,251 jobs in 2025, 2.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 16°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 16° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 16°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 16° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 32° and lows near 16°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 128 inches of snow and 40 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Onondaga County

  1. University Hospital at SyracuseGeneral hospital5,937FTE
  2. Syracuse UniversityUniversity or college5,913
  3. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage4,252
  4. Syracuse City School DistrictSchool district3,988FTE
  5. St. Josephs Hospital Health CenterGeneral hospital2,546FTE
  6. Lockheed Martin Corporation US NY Syracuse Electroncs Pkwy (1021)Aeronautical systems and instruments manufacturing2,478
  7. Crouse HospitalGeneral hospital2,233FTE
  8. Upstate Medical UniversityUniversity or college1,766

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 523 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 70,333 people in all across the county; Westvale has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Westvale’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Onondaga County.