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Oswego County, NY

118,305 Population
951.6 square miles 124.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,913 ±$2,014 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,221 ±$7,037 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.5% ±3% (18,677  ±3,404) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.1 minutes ±0.5 (1,203,860  ±38,458) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,449 ±1,348 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (113,665  ±180) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2% (1,420  ±522) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

55,116 ±99 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$156,600 ±$9,076 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±2.6% (14,758  ±2,993.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.8% ±4.1% (72,926  ±3,365.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.9% ±2.2% (17,798  ±1,819.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.9% (2,246  ±757) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.9% (6,391  ±864) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,391 Total veterans ±864 5,767 Male ±835 624 Female ±321

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