Oswego town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,082 ( 98 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.3 square miles
Population density: 295.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,410	79.31%	10.6%
Black:	576	7.13%	141.0%
Indian:	10	0.12%	9.1%
Asian:	171	2.12%	4.9%
2+ races:	72	0.89%	14.3%
Hispanic:	836	10.34%	171.4%

Total non-White:	1,672	20.69%	104.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-757	-11.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	855	13.0

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
7,984
7,167	89.77%
239	2.99%
11	0.14%
163	2.04%
84	1.05%
308	3.86%
817	10.23%

2000
7,287
6,803	93.36%
157	2.15%
0	0.00%
87	1.19%
80	1.10%
160	2.20%
484	6.64%

1990
8,034
7,624	94.90%
161	2.00%
0	0.00%
90	1.12%
n/a
159	1.98%
410	5.10%

1980
7,862
7,680	97.69%
100	1.27%
6	0.08%
31	0.39%
n/a
39	0.50%
182	2.31%

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

364	5.0
333	4.6

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

-821	-10.2
74	0.9

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

-56	-0.7
228	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego town, 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
21.0
873	10.8%
7,209	89.2%
668	8.3%

1,845
2.44

1,317	71.4%
1,008	76.5%
153	11.6%
528	28.6%

2010
Number	Percent
21.3
892	11.2%
7,092	88.8%
610	7.6%

1,728
2.50

1,260	72.9%
1,043	82.8%
74	5.9%
468	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
23.6
1,178	16.2%
6,109	83.8%
499	6.8%

1,729
2.63

1,245	72.0%
1,099	88.3%
67	5.4%
484	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
22.9
1,381	17.2%
6,653	82.8%
375	4.7%

1,597
2.84

1,202	75.3%
1,023	85.1%
84	7.0%
395	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
22.4
1,340	17.0%
6,522	83.0%
332	4.2%

1,390
3.00

1,073	77.2%
1,007	93.8%
41	3.8%
317	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Oswego town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	73	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	57	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	98	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	136	7.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	65	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	47	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	83	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	170	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	258	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	157	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	193	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	147	8.0%
$200,000 or more	251	13.6%

Median Household Income	80,040
Per Capita Income	28,220

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	2.2%
Public Assistance	66	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	179	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,238	55.1%
Unemployed	401	6.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,639	61.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,240	38.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,182	761	60.8%
Non-Profit	149	332	31.0%
Self-Employed	186	86	68.4%

Local Government	64	186	25.6%
State Government	264	288	47.8%
Federal Government	8	8	50.0%

Total Private + Self	1,368	847	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	485	814	37.3%
Total	1,853	1,661	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	23.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	382	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	778	22.1%
Professional, Technical	761	21.7%
Service Occupations	814	23.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.5%
All others	779	22.2%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	541	15.4%
Educational services	507	14.4%
Retail trade	452	12.9%
Health care and social assistance	412	11.7%
Manufacturing	269	7.7%
Construction	203	5.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	181	5.2%
Other services	164	4.7%
Public administration	151	4.3%
Utilities	144	4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	90	2.6%
Finance and insurance	88	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	85	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	65	1.8%
Information	50	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	1.2%
Wholesale trade	42	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	120	1.48%
Puerto Rican	341	4.22%
Cuban	45	0.56%
Dominican	83	1.03%

Total Central American	49	0.61%
Costa Rican	14	0.17%
Guatemalan	13	0.16%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	15	0.19%
Salvadoran	7	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	138	1.71%
Argentinean	5	0.06%
Bolivian	7	0.09%
Chilean	22	0.27%
Colombian	24	0.30%
Ecuadorian	73	0.90%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	7	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	60	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	81	1.00%
Vietnamese	38	0.47%
Indian	19	0.24%
Filipino	16	0.20%
Japanese	7	0.09%
Korean	6	0.07%
Bangladeshi	6	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,941	87.9%
Spanish	488	6.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	107	1.4%
Arabic	104	1.3%
Other	82	1.0%
Chinese	45	0.6%
Other Indo-European	39	0.5%
Vietnamese	38	0.5%
Other Asian	23	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,059	25.5%
Italian	1,695	21.0%
German	972	12.0%
English	767	9.5%
Polish	702	8.7%
American	228	2.8%
European	190	2.4%
French	135	1.7%
Ukrainian	135	1.7%
Welsh	127	1.6%
Dutch	121	1.5%
French Canadian	111	1.4%
British	94	1.2%
Haitian	90	1.1%
Austrian	83	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,886	97.6%
Not a citizen	196	2.4%

Native	7,720	95.5%
Foreign-born	362	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.2%	344	10.4%	937	28.5%	888	27.0%	542	16.5%	576	17.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.2%
9-12 Years	344	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	937	28.5%
Some College	888	27.0%
Bach. Degree	542	16.5%
Grad Degree	576	17.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	D +60	D + 2.3%
D +71
2020 vs. 2012	R +308	R +526	R + 21.3%
D -218
2020 vs. 2008	R +123	R +565	R + 19.3%
D -442

2016 vs. 2008	R +112	R +625	R + 21.6%
D -513
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	41%	Joe Biden (D)	1,316	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,251	47.7%	57	2.2%	2,624	10	1	0.03%
2016	40%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,245	46.8%	Donald Trump (R)	1,240	46.6%	174	6.5%	2,659	10	1	0.03%
2012	37%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,534	60.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	943	37.1%	62	2.4%	2,539	2	-10	0.04%
2008	43%	Barack Obama (D)	1,758	59.8%	John McCain (R)	1,128	38.4%	55	1.9%	2,941	2	-7	0.04%
2004	52%	John Kerry (D)	1,938	57.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,374	40.5%	83	2.4%	3,395	0	-10	0.05%
2000	47%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,496	52.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,162	40.5%	211	7.4%	2,869	5	-7	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,316

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,251

47.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,624

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,245

46.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,240

46.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,659

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,534

60.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

943

37.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

2,539

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,758

59.8%

John McCain (R)

1,128

38.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,941

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,374

40.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,938

57.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,395

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Oswego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,162

40.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,496

52.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

184

6.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,869

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oswego town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	31%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,137	56.7%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	866	43.2%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,004	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	31%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,040	51.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	811	40.3%	162 [+]	8.0%	2,013	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 70 (3.5%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 63 (3.1%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 29 (1.4%);
2016	S3	38%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,612	64.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	819	32.7%	76 [+]	3.0%	2,507	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 49 (2.0%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 26 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	23%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	782	49.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	697	44.0%	104 [+]	6.6%	1,583	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 100 (6.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (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	2,105
Median Value	$165,000

Occupied	1,845	87.6%
Vacant	260	12.4%

Owned	1,621	87.9%
Rented	224	12.1%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	1,765	83.8%
Detached	1,747	83.0%
Attached	18	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	0.5%
Mobile Homes	132	6.3%

Oswego town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oswego town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Oswego town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oswego town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oswego town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oswego town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oswego town, NY