Central Square vs SUNY Oswego

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

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

SUNY Oswego has the higher population (3,565 vs 2,136 in Central Square). Since 2019, Central Square's population has grown faster (+10.5% vs -3.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
Population	2,136	3,565
Median age	44.0 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	—
Median home value	$191,000	—
Median gross rent	$906	—
Housing units	1,024	90
Homeownership rate	55.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	92.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	24.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	3,694 → 3,565 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	—
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	—

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

SUNY Oswego

Population

3,6943,565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	1.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	97.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	1.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	0.0%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	58.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	76.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
Drove alone	86.1%	22.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	8.6%
Walked	0.0%	40.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	11.7%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
1-unit, detached	52.7%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	87.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	SUNY Oswego
Poverty rate	16.7%	47.9%
Average household size	2.14	4.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	8
Median year structure built	1978	1999