Oswego County, New York

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 117,945
Median household income: $68,461
Median home value: $139,600

Oswego County, New York counts 117,945 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,461, its median household income sits below New York's $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Oswego County's population held roughly steady from 118,339 to 117,945, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $55,967 to $68,461.

78.8% of workers drive to work alone. 69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 117,945
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,461
Median home value: $139,600
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 54,697
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

118,339117,945

Median household income

$55,967$68,461

Median home value

$104,600$139,600

Median gross rent

$777$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	118,339	$55,967	$104,600	$777
2020	117,630	$59,070	$109,500	$806
2021	118,019	$61,983	$115,900	$844
2022	118,037	$65,054	$131,800	$899
2023	117,945	$68,461	$139,600	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,194	5.3%
5 to 17	18,226	15.5%
18 to 24	13,212	11.2%
25 to 34	13,926	11.8%
35 to 44	13,454	11.4%
45 to 54	14,394	12.2%
55 to 64	17,964	15.2%
65 to 74	12,756	10.8%
75 and over	7,819	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	108,049	91.6%
Black or African American	1,160	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	125	0.1%
Asian	913	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	381	0.3%
Two or more races	3,524	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,778	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,026	10.0%
High school graduate	29,469	36.7%
Some college or associate's	25,210	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	10,743	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6,865	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,543	78.8%
Carpooled	3,931	7.5%
Public transit	332	0.6%
Walked	1,627	3.1%
Bicycle	20	0.0%
Worked from home	4,101	7.8%
Other means	1,136	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,471	31.8%
15 to 29 min	14,789	30.4%
30 to 44 min	10,960	22.6%
45 to 59 min	4,232	8.7%
60+ min	3,137	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 16.5% (18,598 of 112,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,690	63.0%
Nonfamily households	17,442	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47,132	86.2%
Vacant	7,565	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,837	73.9%
Renter-occupied	12,295	26.1%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,716	69.0%
1-unit, attached	988	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5,297	9.7%
5 to 19 units	2,301	4.2%
20 or more units	1,592	2.9%
Mobile home & other	6,803	12.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 36075
State: New York
Land area: 952 sq mi
Water area: 360 sq mi
Center point: 43.4614, -76.2093