Phoenix

Population: 2,393
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $143,900

Phoenix, a community in Oswego County, New York, has 2,393 residents. At $60,000, its median household income sits below Oswego County's $68,461.

Between 2019 and 2023, Phoenix's population declined 3.2% from 2,471 to 2,393, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $94,000 to $143,900.

53.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,393
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $143,900
Median gross rent: $981
Housing units: 1,187
Homeownership rate: 48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4712,393

Median household income

$44,135$60,000

Median home value

$94,000$143,900

Median gross rent

$747$981

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,471	$44,135	$94,000	$747
2020	2,643	$52,159	$105,900	$794
2021	2,600	$54,940	$110,600	$857
2022	2,440	$53,920	$124,000	$949
2023	2,393	$60,000	$143,900	$981

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	253	10.6%
5 to 17	403	16.8%
18 to 24	201	8.4%
25 to 34	310	13.0%
35 to 44	242	10.1%
45 to 54	248	10.4%
55 to 64	345	14.4%
65 to 74	318	13.3%
75 and over	73	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,225	93.0%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	100	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	10.1%
High school graduate	512	33.3%
Some college or associate's	410	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	291	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	168	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	669	76.8%
Carpooled	82	9.4%
Public transit	6	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	97	11.1%
Other means	17	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	264	34.1%
15 to 29 min	322	41.6%
30 to 44 min	140	18.1%
45 to 59 min	25	3.2%
60+ min	23	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 18.0% (418 of 2,327)

	Count	Share
Family households	500	48.6%
Nonfamily households	528	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,028	86.6%
Vacant	159	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	498	48.4%
Renter-occupied	530	51.6%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units30.2%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	636	53.6%
1-unit, attached	31	2.6%
2 to 4 units	359	30.2%
5 to 19 units	136	11.5%
20 or more units	25	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3657661
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 43.2309, -76.2958