Oswego, NY

Census Place

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2022 Population

17,092

0.076% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

35.7

3.25% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

25.4%

1.06% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$50,266

5.06% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$108,300

16.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Oswego, NY had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $50,266. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Oswego, NY declined from 17,105 to 17,092, a −0.076% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,847 to $50,266, a 5.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oswego, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.07%), White (Hispanic) (1.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.42%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.866%).

None of the households in Oswego, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Oswego, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Oswego, NY was $108,300, and the homeownership rate was 49.1%.

Most people in Oswego, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Oswego, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Oswego, NY employs 7.37k people. The largest industries in Oswego, NY are Retail Trade (1,309 people), Educational Services (1,168 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,124 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($94,572), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,177), and Manufacturing ($69,375).

Employment

Occupations

7.37k

2022 Value

± 637

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Oswego, NY grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 7.08k employees to 7.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oswego, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (900 people), Sales & Related Occupations (882 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oswego, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.37k

2022 Value

± 637

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Oswego, NY grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 7.08k employees to 7.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oswego, NY, are Retail Trade (1,309 people), Educational Services (1,168 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,124 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oswego, NY, though some of these residents may live in Oswego, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,786

Median earning men ± $5,795

$30,503

Median earning women ± $3,635

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,656), Manufacturing ($78,578), and Public Administration ($59,891).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($51,523), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,438), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oswego, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oswego, NY was $108,300 in 2022, which is 0.384 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $93,200 to $108,300, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Oswego, NY is 49.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Oswego, NY have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oswego, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Oswego, NY is $50,266. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Oswego, NY was Census Tract 216.03 with a value of $64,801, followed by Census Tract 216.04 and Census Tract 216.01, with respective values of $59,646 and $42,245.

Property

$108,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,222

$3,607

Median Property Taxes

±$377

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oswego, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oswego, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.1%

Homeownership

2022

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 49.1% of the housing units in Oswego, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oswego, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 216.03
Census Tract 216.04
Census Tract 216.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oswego, NY was Census Tract 216.03 with a value of $64,801, followed by Census Tract 216.04 and Census Tract 216.01, with respective values of $59,646 and $42,245.

The following map shows all of the places in Oswego, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,266

Median Household Income

± $3,420

7.35k

Number of Households

± 597

In 2022, the median household income of the 7.35k households in Oswego, NY grew to $50,266 from the previous year's value of $47,847.

The following chart displays the households in Oswego, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oswego, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71.1%)
Walked (9.32%)
Carpooled (9.11%)

In 2022, 71.1% of workers in Oswego, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (9.32%) and those who carpooled to work (9.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oswego, NY have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.43% of the workforce in Oswego, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oswego, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oswego, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oswego, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oswego, NY (4.15k out of 16.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oswego, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.7% of the population of Oswego, NY has health coverage, with 42.3% on employee plans, 30.3% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oswego County, NY see 2424 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.42% increase from the previous year (2390 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2174 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,424 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oswego County, NY

Primary care physicians in Oswego County, NY see an average of 2,424 patients per year. This represents a 1.42% increase from the previous year (2,390 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Oswego County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.32%

Uninsured

42.3%

Employer Coverage

30.3%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oswego, NY declined by 5.45% from 4.57% to 4.32%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oswego, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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