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Total population: 17,351 (All urban)

Oswego, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,080 (7,338 occupied: 3,837 owner occupied, 3,501 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1055 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $489 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $634)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $530

Median gross rent in Oswego, NY in 2007: $631

Housing units in Oswego with a mortgage: 2,036 (160 second mortgage, 222 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,500

Oswego,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,520 (it was $69,000 in 2000)

Oswego:	$84,520
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,216 - $118,675

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $104,607
Here: $104,607
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,257
Here: $106,257
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $100,285
Here: $100,285
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,626
Here: $85,626
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,630
Here: $50,630
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $95,000
Here: $95,000
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,090

In family households: 12,295 (2,827 male householders, 1,187 female householders)
2,900 spouses, 4,575 children (4,304 natural, 101 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 80 other relatives, 379 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,795 (1,439 male householders (944 living alone)), 1,908 female householders (1,565 living alone)), 1,448 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 864 (640 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,692 2-persons, 952 3-persons, 831 4-persons, 354 5-persons, 146 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,509 1-person, 511 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

2,465 married couples with children.
1,274 single-parent households (219 men, 1,055 women).

93.7% of residents of Oswego speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 483 (2.7%)
(61.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oswego, New York:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 498 6 rooms: 1,001 7 rooms: 882 8 rooms: 645 9 or more rooms: 575

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego, New York:
	1 room: 79 2 rooms: 248 3 rooms: 724 4 rooms: 768 5 rooms: 633 6 rooms: 508 7 rooms: 275 8 rooms: 131 9 or more rooms: 135

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 64
1995 to 1998: 91
1990 to 1994: 184
1980 to 1989: 372
1970 to 1979: 731
1960 to 1969: 536
1950 to 1959: 708
1940 to 1949: 603
1939 or earlier: 4,791

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oswego:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 889 3 bedrooms: 1,889 4 bedrooms: 805 5 or more bedrooms: 165

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego:
	no bedroom: 103 1 bedroom: 1,058 2 bedrooms: 1,174 3 bedrooms: 813 4 bedrooms: 294 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 255 1 vehicle: 1,379 2 vehicles: 1,804 3 vehicles: 335 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 798 1 vehicle: 1,757 2 vehicles: 647 3 vehicles: 154 4 vehicles: 84 5 or more vehicles: 61

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oswego, NY:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 230
$60,000 to $69,999: 565
$70,000 to $79,999: 571
$80,000 to $89,999: 470
$90,000 to $99,999: 359
$100,000 to $124,999: 573
$125,000 to $149,999: 208
$150,000 to $174,999: 128
$175,000 to $199,999: 124
$200,000 to $249,999: 153
$250,000 to $299,999: 47
$300,000 to $399,999: 42
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Oswego rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oswego:

Less than $100: 74 people
$100 to $149: 64
$150 to $199: 107
$200 to $249: 150
$250 to $299: 145
$300 to $349: 208
$350 to $399: 266
$400 to $449: 326
$450 to $499: 364
$500 to $549: 323
$550 to $599: 332
$600 to $649: 252
$650 to $699: 210
$700 to $749: 172
$750 to $799: 107
$800 to $899: 70
$900 to $999: 31
$1,000 to $1,249: 24
$1,250 to $1,499: 18
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 127

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 62 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 71 1980 to 1984: 50 1975 to 1979: 39 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 37 1965 to 1969: 150

Oswego, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.5%
Number of people working at home: 174 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 886
5 to 9 minutes: 2141
10 to 14 minutes: 1421
15 to 19 minutes: 852
20 to 24 minutes: 600
25 to 29 minutes: 163
30 to 34 minutes: 258
35 to 39 minutes: 68
40 to 44 minutes: 134
45 to 59 minutes: 386
60 to 89 minutes: 170
90 or more minutes: 103

Oswego mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,652 (77%)
Carpooled: 805 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 107 (1%)
Taxi: 38 (1%)
Bicycle: 40 (1%)
Walked: 528 (7%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 174 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1305
$10,000 to $14,999: 816
$15,000 to $19,999: 715
$20,000 to $24,999: 545
$25,000 to $29,999: 488
$30,000 to $34,999: 372
$35,000 to $39,999: 467
$40,000 to $44,999: 324
$45,000 to $49,999: 285
$50,000 to $59,999: 509
$60,000 to $74,999: 631
$75,000 to $99,999: 488
$100,000 to $124,999: 267
$125,000 to $149,999: 70
$150,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 or more: 44

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3074

Italian: 2718

German: 1597

English: 1276

French (except Basque): 988

Other groups: 968

United States or American: 880

Polish: 793

French Canadian: 357

Scottish: 195

Scotch-Irish: 156

Dutch: 140

Welsh: 123

Russian: 91

Ukrainian: 78

Swedish: 75

Arab:: 54

European: 48

Greek: 33

Lithuanian: 31

Lebanese: 31

African: 31

Subsaharan African:: 31

Hungarian: 28

Eastern European: 28

British: 27

Norwegian: 27

Danish: 24

Latvian: 23

Egyptian: 23

Swiss: 23

Canadian: 16

Israeli: 13

Armenian: 8

Bulgarian: 8

Serbian: 7

Iranian: 7

Northern European: 6

Austrian: 6

New Zealander: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Jamaican: 5

Belgian: 4

Portuguese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (15%)
India (11%)
Italy (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 15772
Northeast: 694
Midwest: 357
South: 397
West: 151

50% of Oswego residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 216
9th grade: 149
10th grade: 201
11th grade: 155
12th grade, no diploma: 121
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,570
Less than 1 year of college: 189
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 704
Associate degree: 301
Bachelor's degree: 736
Master's degree: 345
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 58

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 165
7th and 8th grade: 371
9th grade: 197
10th grade: 185
11th grade: 239
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,191
Less than 1 year of college: 373
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 731
Associate degree: 349
Bachelor's degree: 590
Master's degree: 436
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 45

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 24.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 42.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,470
Black householders: $20,581
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,563
Asian householders: $49,845
Some other race householders: $45,641
Two or more races householders: $33,947
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,645

Oswego household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oswego household income for Black householders

Oswego household income for Asian householders

Oswego household income for Some other race householders

Oswego household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oswego marital status for males

Oswego marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,662
Black or African American householders: $67,371
Asian householders: $192,436
Two or more races householders: $184,964
Hispanic or Latino householders: $58,796

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,825
One, attached: 184
Two: 1,129
3 or 4: 741
5 to 9: 579
10 to 19: 132
20 to 49: 61
50 or more: 400
Mobile homes: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $104,699

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oswego:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 116

Here:	5.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48

Here:	5.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124

Here:	5.1%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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