SUNY Oswego

In Oswego County, New York.

Population: 3,565

SUNY Oswego, a community in Oswego County, New York, has 3,565 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, SUNY Oswego's population declined 3.5% from 3,694 to 3,565.

The typical home was built around 1999. 47.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,565
Median age: 19.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 90
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 92.6%
Unemployment rate: 24.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6943,565

Year	Population
2019	3,694
2020	3,656
2021	3,758
2022	3,338
2023	3,565

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 171.1%

18 to 2497.0%

25 to 341.9%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	39	1.1%
18 to 24	3,458	97.0%
25 to 34	68	1.9%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,087	58.5%
Black or African American	477	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	157	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	114	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	715	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate0.0%

Some college or associate's7.4%

Bachelor's degree76.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	0	0.0%
Some college or associate's	5	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	52	76.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone22.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit8.6%

Walked40.4%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	22.8%
Carpooled	66	7.0%
Public transit	82	8.6%
Walked	383	40.4%
Bicycle	10	1.1%
Worked from home	184	19.4%
Other means	8	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	610	79.7%
15 to 29 min	121	15.8%
30 to 44 min	29	3.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 4.49
Poverty rate: 47.9% (114 of 238)

	Count	Share
Family households	0	0.0%
Nonfamily households	53	100.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	53	58.9%
Vacant	37	41.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	53	100.0%

1-unit, detached0.0%

1-unit, attached87.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	0	0.0%
1-unit, attached	79	87.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	11	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3672327
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 43.4563, -76.5419