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Oswego County, NY

118,162 Population
951.6 square miles 124.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,467 ±$1,804 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,076 ±$5,949 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.9% ±2.6% (16,769  ±2,864) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.6 minutes ±0.7 (1,225,825  ±46,319) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 33.2 275,523,680 (±0.1 / ±986,828)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

48,010 ±1,344 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (113,683  ±403) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.4 † 18,954,246 (±71.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±1.8% (1,357  ±475) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

55,054 ±183 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$153,500 ±$7,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.5% ±2.5% (16,967  ±2,914.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.3% ±4.1% (72,892  ±3,346) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
21.4% ±2% (17,228  ±1,603.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

1.7% ±7,950% (1,998  ±593) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 23.1% † 4,517,996 (±,655.3% / ±40,543)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.2% ±1.2% (6,771  ±1,127) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,771 Total veterans ±1,127 6,025 Male ±989 746 Female ±449

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