Oswayo vs Sweden Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Oswayo and Sweden Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Oswayo and Sweden Valley are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sweden Valley has the higher population (189 vs 89 in Oswayo). Sweden Valley has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $56,875 in Oswayo). Sweden Valley has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $80,000 in Oswayo).

Population, income & housing

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
Population	89	189
Median age	45.5 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$62,813
Median home value	$80,000	$166,700
Median gross rent	—	$959
Housing units	56	107
Homeownership rate	82.9%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
Population	161 → 89 (-44.7%)	226 → 189 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$69,375 → $56,875 (-18.0%)	$63,333 → $62,813 (-0.8%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $80,000 (+4.3%)	$109,400 → $166,700 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$844 → $959 (+13.6%)

Oswayo

Population

16189

Median household income

$69,375$56,875

Median home value

$76,700$80,000

Sweden Valley

Population

226189

Median household income

$63,333$62,813

Median home value

$109,400$166,700

Median gross rent

$844$959

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
Under 5	6.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	10.6%
18 to 24	2.2%	15.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	7.4%
45 to 54	6.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	22.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	14.8%
75 and over	9.0%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
No high school diploma	2.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	70.0%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
Drove alone	92.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
1-unit, detached	96.4%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Oswayo	Sweden Valley
Poverty rate	11.2%	15.9%
Average household size	2.17	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	36	24
Median year structure built	1938	1973