Oswego city, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 17,092 ( 1,050 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population density: 2244.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,487	90.61%	7.0%
Black:	148	0.87%	24.5%
Indian:	4	0.02%	92.3%
Asian:	243	1.42%	7.0%
2+ races:	695	4.07%	223.3%
Hispanic:	473	2.77%	40.7%

Total non-White:	1,605	9.39%	7.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,158	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	108	0.7

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
18,142
16,645	91.75%
196	1.08%
52	0.29%
227	1.25%
215	1.19%
798	4.40%
1,497	8.25%

2000
17,954
16,934	94.32%
85	0.47%
42	0.23%
240	1.34%
216	1.20%
430	2.40%
1,020	5.68%

1990
19,195
18,624	97.03%
154	0.80%
34	0.18%
137	0.71%
n/a
246	1.28%
571	2.97%

1980
19,793
19,554	98.79%
67	0.34%
11	0.06%
72	0.36%
n/a
89	0.45%
239	1.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-289	-1.6
477	2.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,690	-8.8
449	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-930	-4.7
332	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego city, 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
35.7
3,848	22.5%
13,244	77.5%
3,010	17.6%

7,353
2.23

3,694	50.2%
2,428	65.7%
792	21.4%
3,659	49.8%

2010
Number	Percent
33.8
3,759	20.7%
14,383	79.3%
2,739	15.1%

7,486
2.30

3,896	52.0%
2,546	65.3%
663	17.0%
3,590	48.0%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
3,998	22.3%
13,956	77.7%
3,068	17.1%

7,361
2.32

4,014	54.5%
2,880	71.7%
671	16.7%
3,347	45.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
4,331	22.6%
14,864	77.4%
3,231	16.8%

7,384
2.46

4,414	59.8%
3,395	76.9%
408	9.2%
2,970	40.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
4,711	23.8%
15,082	76.2%
2,921	14.8%

7,276
2.58

4,599	63.2%
3,753	81.6%
394	8.6%
2,677	36.8%

2022 Housing Data for Oswego city, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	500	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	499	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	463	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	430	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	477	6.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	413	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	357	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	282	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	232	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	567	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	506	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,091	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	423	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	343	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	489	6.7%
$200,000 or more	281	3.8%

Median Household Income	50,266
Per Capita Income	30,310

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	456	6.2%
Public Assistance	432	5.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,397	19.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,704	63.7%
Unemployed	826	7.8%
In Armed Forces	50	0.5%

Total Labor Force	7,580	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,952	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,239	1,998	52.8%
Non-Profit	397	576	40.8%
Self-Employed	213	356	37.4%

Local Government	319	379	45.7%
State Government	401	405	49.8%
Federal Government	29	49	37.2%

Total Private + Self	2,452	2,354	51.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,146	1,409	44.9%
Total	3,598	3,763	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	821	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,782	24.2%
Professional, Technical	1,905	25.9%
Service Occupations	1,464	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	59	0.8%
All others	1,395	18.9%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,309	17.8%
Educational services	1,168	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,124	15.3%
Accommodation and food services	621	8.4%
Manufacturing	478	6.5%
Utilities	462	6.3%
Public administration	415	5.6%
Other services	345	4.7%
Construction	282	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	204	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	184	2.5%
Finance and insurance	178	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	153	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	126	1.7%
Wholesale trade	92	1.2%
Information	85	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	82	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	68	0.40%
Puerto Rican	220	1.29%
Cuban	7	0.04%
Dominican	16	0.09%

Total Central American	33	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	12	0.07%
Honduran	10	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	7	0.04%
Salvadoran	4	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	96	0.56%
Argentinean	8	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	88	0.51%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	33	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	67	0.39%
Indian	39	0.23%
Japanese	30	0.18%
Korean	27	0.16%
Thai	7	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,505	95.2%
Spanish	256	1.6%
Other Indo-European	123	0.8%
Chinese	84	0.5%
Korean	75	0.5%
Other Asian	70	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	58	0.4%
Other	45	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	4,068	23.8%
Italian	2,939	17.2%
German	2,399	14.0%
English	1,915	11.2%
Polish	1,196	7.0%
French	712	4.2%
American	707	4.1%
French Canadian	438	2.6%
Scottish	240	1.4%
Dutch	234	1.4%
European	160	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	153	0.9%
Welsh	139	0.8%
Ukrainian	129	0.8%
Russian	114	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,934	99.1%
Not a citizen	158	0.9%

Native	16,615	97.2%
Foreign-born	477	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
409	3.8%	496	4.6%	3,584	33.0%	3,359	30.9%	1,612	14.8%	1,411	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	409	3.8%
9-12 Years	496	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,584	33.0%
Some College	3,359	30.9%
Bach. Degree	1,612	14.8%
Grad Degree	1,411	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +276	D +433	D + 4.0%
D +709
2020 vs. 2012	R +931	R +958	R + 18.4%
D -27
2020 vs. 2008	R +230	R +412	R + 6.0%
D -182

2016 vs. 2008	R -46	R +845	R + 10.1%
D -891
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Joe Biden (D)	4,197	58.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,846	39.4%	178	2.5%	7,221	2	-7	0.08%
2016	48%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,488	52.9%	Donald Trump (R)	2,570	38.9%	541	8.2%	6,599	2	-7	0.09%
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,224	66.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,915	30.3%	173	2.7%	6,312	-5	-17	0.09%
2008	50%	Barack Obama (D)	4,379	61.3%	John McCain (R)	2,616	36.6%	152	2.1%	7,147	1	-9	0.09%
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	4,417	56.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,210	41.1%	185	2.4%	7,812	1	-10	0.11%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,439	57.7%	George W. Bush (R)	2,799	36.4%	451	5.9%	7,689	1	-11	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,197

58.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,846

39.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

7,221

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,488

52.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,570

38.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

294

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

134

2.0%

Other

113

1.7%

TOTAL

6,599

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,224

66.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,915

30.3%

Other

173

2.7%

TOTAL

6,312

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -17

2008 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,379

61.3%

John McCain (R)

2,616

36.6%

Other

152

2.1%

TOTAL

7,147

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,210

41.1%

John Kerry (D)

4,417

56.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

162

2.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,812

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Oswego city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,799

36.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,439

57.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

339

4.4%

Other

112

1.5%

TOTAL

7,689

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oswego city, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	39%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	3,435	65.4%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,817	34.6%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,254	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	G	39%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,623	49.6%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	2,215	41.9%	453 [+]	8.6%	5,291	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 214 (4.0%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 134 (2.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 105 (2.0%);
2016	S3	46%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	4,602	72.5%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,559	24.6%	189 [+]	3.0%	6,350	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 118 (1.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 67 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	G	30%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,320	54.5%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,610	37.8%	329 [+]	7.7%	4,259	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 308 (7.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 16 (0.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 5 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,518
Median Value	$108,300

Occupied	7,353	86.3%
Vacant	1,165	13.7%

Owned	3,607	49.1%
Rented	3,746	50.9%
Median Rent	$977

Single-Family Units	5,608	65.8%
Detached	5,265	61.8%
Attached	343	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,338	15.7%
Mobile Homes	83	1.0%

Oswego city, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego city, NY

2022 Housing Data for Oswego city, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oswego city, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oswego city, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oswego city, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oswego city, NY