Mexico

Population: 2,050
Median household income: $72,772
Median home value: $154,800

Mexico is a community in Oswego County, New York, home to 2,050 residents. The median household income of $72,772 is above the Oswego County median ($68,461).

From 2019 to 2023, Mexico's population grew 38.9% from 1,476 to 2,050, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $116,700 to $154,800.

22.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,050
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,772
Median home value: $154,800
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 904
Homeownership rate: 47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4762,050

Median household income

$63,194$72,772

Median home value

$116,700$154,800

Median gross rent

$694$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,476	$63,194	$116,700	$694
2020	1,734	$64,199	$121,500	$674
2021	1,848	$66,235	$131,300	$728
2022	1,925	$70,625	$140,000	$783
2023	2,050	$72,772	$154,800	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	7.7%
5 to 17	335	16.3%
18 to 24	268	13.1%
25 to 34	377	18.4%
35 to 44	197	9.6%
45 to 54	173	8.4%
55 to 64	187	9.1%
65 to 74	140	6.8%
75 and over	215	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,941	94.7%
Black or African American	13	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.6%
Two or more races	49	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	5.9%
High school graduate	416	32.3%
Some college or associate's	508	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	199	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	90	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	722	77.6%
Carpooled	127	13.7%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	34	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	270	30.5%
15 to 29 min	256	28.9%
30 to 44 min	179	20.2%
45 to 59 min	100	11.3%
60+ min	81	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 9.3% (187 of 2,006)

	Count	Share
Family households	492	56.6%
Nonfamily households	377	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	869	96.1%
Vacant	35	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	411	47.3%
Renter-occupied	458	52.7%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	564	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	165	18.3%
5 to 19 units	128	14.2%
20 or more units	19	2.1%
Mobile home & other	28	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3646811
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.4652, -76.2326