Central Square vs Oswego

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

Central Square and Oswego are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oswego has the higher population (17,028 vs 2,136 in Central Square). Central Square has the higher median household income ($67,232 vs $53,286 in Oswego). Central Square has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $114,600 in Oswego).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	Oswego
Population	2,136	17,028
Median age	44.0 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	$53,286
Median home value	$191,000	$114,600
Median gross rent	$906	$1,031
Housing units	1,024	8,552
Homeownership rate	55.3%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	Oswego
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	17,470 → 17,028 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	$43,258 → $53,286 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	$87,500 → $114,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	$774 → $1,031 (+33.2%)

Central Square

Population

1,9332,136

Median household income

$47,850$67,232

Median home value

$136,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$619$906

Oswego

Population

17,47017,028

Median household income

$43,258$53,286

Median home value

$87,500$114,600

Median gross rent

$774$1,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	Oswego
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	13.8%
25 to 34	7.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.6%
75 and over	7.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	Oswego
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	Oswego
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	Oswego
Drove alone	86.1%	73.0%
Carpooled	2.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	Oswego
1-unit, detached	52.7%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	7.8%
20 or more units	4.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	Oswego
Poverty rate	16.7%	21.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1978	1938