SUNY Oswego's Living Circumstances

Oswego City School District Overview

State University of New York at Oswego located in Oswego City School District area. A total of 12,042 households are located in Oswego City School District area. Among them, 3,061 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.84 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,534 and 10,550 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.55% (426) of residents are non-citizens and 7.44% (2,041) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Oswego City School District, New York
Household	12,042
Population	27,448
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,061 (25.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,534
Total Students	10,550
Pre-Kindergarten	294
Kindergarten	201
Grade 1-8	2,292
Grade 9-12	1,253
College/Graduate School	6,510
Veterans	26,596
Non-citizen	426
Non-English Home Language	2,041
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,453 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,658 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,622 people are in civilian labor force and 36 are in armed labor force. 14,252 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Oswego City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,593	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,384	76.39%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,007	7.41%
Public transportation	207	1.52%
Walked	1,402	10.31%
Other method	220	1.62%
Worked from home	373	2.74%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,252	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,805	33.71%
Service	3,162	22.19%
Sales and office	3,387	23.77%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	963	6.76%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,935	13.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,252	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	133	0.93%
Construction	829	5.82%
Manufacturing	1,304	9.15%
Wholesale trade	294	2.06%
Retail trade	1,681	11.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,206	8.46%
Information	151	1.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	440	3.09%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	814	5.71%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,533	31.81%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,746	12.25%
Other services, except public administration	467	3.28%
Public administration	654	4.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,252	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,477	73.51%
Government workers	3,264	22.90%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	494	3.47%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,584 for the 12,042 households in Oswego City School District area, New York. The average income of a single worker is $20,721. 30,119 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.72%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,042	-
Less than $10,000	876	7.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	833	6.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,131	9.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,239	10.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,652	13.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,831	15.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,623	13.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,734	14.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	525	4.36%
More than $200,000	598	4.97%
Median Household Income	$53,285	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,584	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,794	-
Less than $10,000	473	6.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	220	3.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	299	4.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	452	6.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	849	12.50%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,104	16.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,048	15.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,387	20.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	435	6.40%
More than $200,000	527	7.76%

Median Family Income	$75,000	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,336	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$20,721	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,774	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,774	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,465	-
With health insurance coverage	30,119	95.72%
Public coverage	11,728	37.27%
Private health insurance	22,404	71.20%
Without health insurance coverage	1,346	4.28%

Housing

There are 13,661 housing units in Oswego City School District area, New York with 12,042 units (88.15%) occupied. 7,766 houses (64.49%) are occupied by owner and 4,276 houses (35.51%) are rented. The average housing value is $113,400 and the average rental cost is $779. 110 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,452 houses (47.23%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,661	-
Occupied	12,042	88.15%
Owner Occupied	7,766	64.49%
Renter Occupied	4,276	35.51%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,057	66.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	373	2.73%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,629	26.56%
Mobile Homes	602	4.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,661	-
Built 2014 or later	110	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	100	0.73%
Built 2000 - 2009	845	6.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,093	8.00%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,288	9.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,618	11.84%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,217	8.91%
Built 1950 - 1959	938	6.87%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,452	47.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,661	-
1 room	182	1.33%
2 rooms	248	1.82%
3 rooms	1,229	9.00%
4 rooms	1,823	13.34%
5 rooms	1,833	13.42%
6 rooms	2,564	18.77%
7 rooms	1,758	12.87%
8 rooms	1,835	13.43%
9 rooms or more	2,189	16.02%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,661	-
no bedroom	190	1.39%
1 bedroom	1,597	11.69%
2 bedrooms	3,421	25.04%
3 bedrooms	5,379	39.37%
4 bedrooms	2,536	18.56%
5 bedrooms or more	538	3.94%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,766	-
Less than $50,000	665	8.56%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,718	35.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,858	23.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,236	15.92%
$200,000 - $299,999	946	12.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	293	3.77%
$500,000 - $999,999	42	0.54%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.10%
Median House Value	$113,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,125	-
Less than $500	525	12.73%
$500 - $999	2,385	57.82%
$1,000 - $1,499	900	21.82%
$1,500 - $1,999	205	4.97%
$2,000 - $2,499	88	2.13%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	22	0.53%
Median Rental Costs	$779	-

Demographic

A total of 31,960 people lives in Oswego City School District area, New York with 15,844 male and 16,116 female. The males to female ratio is 49.57 to 50.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	31,960	-
Male	15,844	49.57%
Female	16,116	50.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,960	-
Under 5 years	1,404	4.39%
5 - 9 years	1,373	4.30%
10 - 14 years	1,499	4.69%
15 - 19 years	3,945	12.34%
20 - 24 years	4,319	13.51%
25 - 34 years	3,729	11.67%
35 - 44 years	2,788	8.72%
45 - 54 years	3,848	12.04%
55 - 59 years	2,145	6.71%
60 - 64 years	2,197	6.87%
65 - 74 years	2,583	8.08%
75 - 84 years	1,398	4.37%
85 years and older	732	2.29%
Median Age	33.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,960	-
One Race	31,060	97.18%
White	29,232	91.46%
Black or African American	928	2.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native	58	0.18%
Asian	536	1.68%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.09%
Other	277	0.87%

Two or more races	900	2.82%
White and Black or African American	374	1.17%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	232	0.73%
White and Asian	148	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.02%