Oswego

Population: 35,463
Median household income: $119,881
Median home value: $319,000

Oswego is a community in Kendall County, Illinois, home to 35,463 residents. The median household income of $119,881 is above the Kendall County median ($110,474).

Between 2019 and 2023, Oswego's population grew 1.5% from 34,933 to 35,463, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $254,900 to $319,000.

The median resident is 39.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,463
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $119,881
Median home value: $319,000
Median gross rent: $1,823
Housing units: 12,198
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,933	$102,110	$254,900	$1,584
2020	35,470	$97,330	$254,200	$1,513
2021	34,324	$106,790	$273,500	$1,551
2022	34,810	$112,109	$300,400	$1,778
2023	35,463	$119,881	$319,000	$1,823

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,615	4.6%
5 to 17	7,794	22.0%
18 to 24	3,242	9.1%
25 to 34	3,138	8.8%
35 to 44	5,237	14.8%
45 to 54	5,968	16.8%
55 to 64	4,394	12.4%
65 to 74	2,424	6.8%
75 and over	1,651	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,329	63.0%
Black or African American	4,171	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	1,546	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.0%
Two or more races	1,559	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,831	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,185	5.2%
High school graduate	4,568	20.0%
Some college or associate's	7,139	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,927	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,993	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,528	73.1%
Carpooled	1,662	9.0%
Public transit	108	0.6%
Walked	66	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,994	16.2%
Other means	145	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,898	18.7%
15 to 29 min	5,691	36.7%
30 to 44 min	2,936	18.9%
45 to 59 min	2,410	15.5%
60+ min	1,574	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 2.3% (798 of 35,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,813	81.1%
Nonfamily households	2,284	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,097	99.2%
Vacant	101	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,609	87.7%
Renter-occupied	1,488	12.3%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached19.6%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,637	70.8%
1-unit, attached	2,394	19.6%
2 to 4 units	324	2.7%
5 to 19 units	647	5.3%
20 or more units	196	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1756887
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 41.6832, -88.3388