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Amboy town, Oswego County, NY

1,286 Population
37 square miles 34.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±10.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Oswego County: 40.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,557 ±$4,750 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oswego County: $35,765 ±$933
  • about half the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,234 ±$17,414 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Oswego County: $69,183 ±$2,355
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.7% ±8.7% (329  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Oswego County: 16.3% 18,359 (±1.4% / ±1,598)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.2 minutes ±4.4 (16,745  ±4,387) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Oswego County: 25.1 1,203,860 (±0.5 / ±38,458)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

497 ±76 Number of households
  • Oswego County: 47,239 ±606
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.6 (1,286  ±196) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oswego County: 2.4 113,133 (±0 / ±205)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±3% (9  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oswego County: 5.3% † 1,370 (±0.9% / ±244)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

637 ±76 Number of housing units
  • Oswego County: 54,844 ±160
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,800 ±$21,251 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Oswego County: $151,700 ±$3,647
  • about one-quarter of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.2% ±7.4% (169  ±98) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Oswego County: 13% 15,183 (±1.1% / ±1,323.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.1% ±21.5% (825  ±134.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oswego County: 89.9% 72,433 (±2% / ±1,587.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.8% ±3.9% (90  ±39.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Oswego County: 21.6% 17,442 (±1% / ±803.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±1.8% (22  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oswego County: 2% 2,313
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±3% (70  ±31) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oswego County: 8% 7,445 (±0.5% / ±506)
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
70 Total veterans ±31 68 Male ±30 2 Female ±4

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