2022 population: 118,287 ( 3,822 from 2010 , 754 from 2020)
Land area: 951.6 square miles
Population density: 124.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	110,067	93.05%	5.2%
Black:	1,286	1.09%	49.2%
Indian:	477	0.40%	2.6%
Asian:	902	0.76%	24.8%
2+ races:	1,861	1.57%	37.1%
Hispanic:	3,694	3.12%	44.7%

Total non-White:	8,220	6.95%	36.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,608	11.1
Deaths:	2,525	10.7
Net Migration:	586	2.5
Net Immigration:	101	0.4

Change in White population:	-6,024	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,202	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
122,109
116,091	95.07%
862	0.71%
465	0.38%
723	0.59%
1,357	1.11%
2,552	2.09%
6,018	4.93%

2000
122,377
118,110	96.51%
674	0.55%
461	0.38%
514	0.42%
978	0.80%
1,592	1.30%
4,267	3.49%

1990
121,771
119,228	97.91%
658	0.54%
493	0.40%
490	0.40%
n/a
902	0.74%
2,543	2.09%

1980
113,901
112,268	98.57%
391	0.34%
346	0.30%
307	0.27%
n/a
579	0.51%
1,633	1.43%

1970
100,897
100,271	99.38%
293	0.29%
110	0.11%
85	0.08%
n/a
79	0.08%
626	0.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,855	10.5
9,606	7.8
-3,748	-3.1
256	0.2

-2,019	-1.6
1,751	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
16,675	13.7
10,151	8.3
-4,384	-3.6
349	0.3

-1,118	-0.9
1,724	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
18,229	16.0
9,522	8.4
-157	-0.1
n/a

6,960	6.1
910	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,278	3.2
n/a

11,997	11.9
1,007	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego County, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.3
24,452	20.7%
93,835	79.3%
20,150	17.0%

47,203
2.40

30,002	63.6%
21,441	71.5%
3,758	12.5%
17,201	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
28,223	23.1%
93,886	76.9%
15,400	12.6%

46,400
2.52

31,031	66.9%
22,707	73.2%
3,397	10.9%
15,369	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
32,762	26.8%
89,615	73.2%
13,869	11.3%

45,525
2.60

31,289	68.7%
24,493	78.3%
3,287	10.5%
14,236	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
33,849	27.8%
87,922	72.2%
13,111	10.8%

42,347
2.76

31,046	73.3%
25,553	82.3%
2,241	7.2%
11,301	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
35,391	31.1%
78,510	68.9%
11,120	9.8%

37,249
2.92

28,201	75.7%
24,165	85.7%
1,834	6.5%
9,048	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Oswego County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,339	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,023	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,049	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,988	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,262	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,094	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,034	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,927	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,410	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,887	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,404	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,619	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,597	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,595	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,266	6.9%
$200,000 or more	2,709	5.7%

Median Household Income	65,054
Per Capita Income	33,904

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	70
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,042	6.4%
Public Assistance	2,046	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,075	17.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	50,619	68.2%
Unemployed	4,018	5.4%
In Armed Forces	115	0.2%

Total Labor Force	54,752	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	19,491	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,902	14,816	57.3%
Non-Profit	1,630	3,367	32.6%
Self-Employed	3,326	1,797	64.9%

Local Government	1,796	3,498	33.9%
State Government	1,586	1,735	47.8%
Federal Government	476	454	51.2%

Total Private + Self	23,228	16,613	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,488	9,054	37.7%
Total	28,716	25,667	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,813	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,183	20.5%
Professional, Technical	11,869	21.8%
Service Occupations	9,054	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	391	0.7%
All others	15,567	28.6%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	7,785	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	7,711	14.2%
Educational services	6,224	11.4%
Manufacturing	6,046	11.1%
Construction	4,383	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,389	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,688	4.9%
Other services	2,467	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,968	3.6%
Public administration	1,926	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,826	3.4%
Utilities	1,770	3.2%
Finance and insurance	1,622	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,356	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	861	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	827	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	781	1.4%
Information	660	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	130	0.2%
Management	66	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	560	0.47%
Puerto Rican	1,497	1.27%
Cuban	145	0.12%
Dominican	289	0.24%

Total Central American	193	0.16%
Costa Rican	14	0.01%
Guatemalan	123	0.10%
Honduran	22	0.02%
Nicaraguan	1	0.00%
Panamanian	22	0.02%
Salvadoran	11	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	429	0.36%
Argentinean	115	0.10%
Bolivian	7	0.01%
Chilean	61	0.05%
Colombian	57	0.05%
Ecuadorian	167	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	20	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	2	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	288	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	184	0.16%
Burmese	161	0.14%
Filipino	134	0.11%
Japanese	91	0.08%
Korean	69	0.06%
Vietnamese	67	0.06%
Indian	61	0.05%
Thai	44	0.04%
Taiwanese	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	107,462	96.2%
Spanish	1,631	1.5%
German, other Germanic	500	0.4%
Other Indo-European	432	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	401	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	248	0.2%
Arabic	199	0.2%
Other Asian	194	0.2%
Tagalog	188	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	21,796	18.5%
German	18,016	15.3%
English	15,820	13.4%
Italian	14,791	12.5%
Polish	7,064	6.0%
American	6,598	5.6%
French	6,367	5.4%
French Canadian	2,766	2.3%
Dutch	2,593	2.2%
Scottish	2,213	1.9%
European	1,421	1.2%
Ukrainian	1,057	0.9%
Welsh	1,039	0.9%
British	873	0.7%
Russian	755	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	117,125	99.2%
Not a citizen	912	0.8%

Native	115,607	97.9%
Foreign-born	2,430	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,091	2.6%	6,116	7.6%	29,738	37.0%	25,140	31.3%	10,192	12.7%	7,017	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,091	2.6%
9-12 Years	6,116	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,738	37.0%
Some College	25,140	31.3%
Bach. Degree	10,192	12.7%
Grad Degree	7,017	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	57,489	53,528	3,961	6.9%	5.3%
1991	58,244	52,389	5,855	10.1%	7.3%
1992	58,142	52,034	6,108	10.5%	8.7%
1993	58,046	52,592	5,454	9.4%	7.9%
1994	57,458	52,454	5,004	8.7%	6.9%
1995	57,329	52,451	4,878	8.5%	6.3%
1996	57,309	53,305	4,004	7.0%	6.2%
1997	58,341	54,286	4,055	7.0%	6.4%
1998	57,416	54,123	3,293	5.7%	5.6%
1999	57,780	54,169	3,611	6.2%	5.2%

2000	58,570	55,788	2,782	4.7%	4.5%
2001	58,374	55,261	3,113	5.3%	4.9%
2002	59,324	55,482	3,842	6.5%	6.2%
2003	59,867	55,430	4,437	7.4%	6.4%
2004	59,785	55,620	4,165	7.0%	5.8%
2005	60,210	56,465	3,745	6.2%	5.0%
2006	60,292	56,805	3,487	5.8%	4.5%
2007	59,289	56,021	3,268	5.5%	4.4%
2008	60,047	55,918	4,129	6.9%	5.4%
2009	60,070	54,081	5,989	10.0%	8.4%

2010	58,976	52,573	6,403	10.9%	8.7%
2011	58,096	51,792	6,304	10.9%	8.3%
2012	57,885	51,445	6,440	11.1%	8.6%
2013	57,193	51,407	5,786	10.1%	7.8%
2014	54,993	50,518	4,475	8.1%	6.3%
2015	53,940	50,041	3,899	7.2%	5.2%
2016	53,335	49,835	3,500	6.6%	4.9%
2017	52,655	49,262	3,393	6.4%	4.6%
2018	52,668	49,797	2,871	5.5%	4.1%
2019	52,479	49,738	2,741	5.2%	3.8%

2020	52,209	47,549	4,660	8.9%	10.0%
2021	52,429	49,530	2,899	5.5%	7.0%
2022	52,915	50,779	2,136	4.0%	4.3%
2023	52,899	50,619	2,280	4.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	54,570
Median Value	$131,800

Occupied	47,203	86.5%
Vacant	7,367	13.5%

Owned	34,694	73.5%
Rented	12,509	26.5%
Median Rent	$899

Single-Family Units	38,692	70.9%
Detached	37,870	69.4%
Attached	822	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,839	7.0%
Mobile Homes	6,767	12.4%

Oswego County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Oswego County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oswego County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oswego County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oswego County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Oswego County, NY