Newark vs Oswego

A side-by-side comparison of Newark and Oswego: population, income, housing, and more.

Newark and Oswego are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oswego has the higher population (35,463 vs 1,152 in Newark). Newark has the higher median household income ($129,688 vs $119,881 in Oswego). Oswego has the higher median home value ($319,000 vs $234,800 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Oswego
Population	1,152	35,463
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$129,688	$119,881
Median home value	$234,800	$319,000
Median gross rent	$1,018	$1,823
Housing units	442	12,198
Homeownership rate	86.6%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Oswego
Population	1,314 → 1,152 (-12.3%)	34,933 → 35,463 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$89,107 → $129,688 (+45.5%)	$102,110 → $119,881 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$192,600 → $234,800 (+21.9%)	$254,900 → $319,000 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,018 (+50.8%)	$1,584 → $1,823 (+15.1%)

Newark

Population

1,3141,152

Median household income

$89,107$129,688

Median home value

$192,600$234,800

Median gross rent

$675$1,018

Oswego

Population

34,93335,463

Median household income

$102,110$119,881

Median home value

$254,900$319,000

Median gross rent

$1,584$1,823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Oswego
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	15.5%	6.8%
75 and over	6.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Oswego
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	63.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Oswego
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Oswego
Drove alone	72.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Oswego
1-unit, detached	91.0%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	19.6%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Oswego
Poverty rate	7.3%	2.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1961	2001