Oswego County, New York

Oswego County has a population of 117,953 and has grown 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,700, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $69,183.

Home price
$151,700
Income
$69,183
Population
117,953
Unemployment
7.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$151,700county
Median gross rent$967county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198060.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,399county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,392county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,123county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,691county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$69,183county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate16.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%county
Unemployment rate7.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$78,474county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.40%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1486554county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.4%county
Traffic deaths21.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county37county
Public school enrollment17529county
Students per full-time teacher11.0county
Free lunch eligible49.2%county
Elementary schools20county
Middle schools7county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population117,953county
Land area in square miles952county
People per square mile of land124.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores19county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store4.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents112county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,184county
Households that moved away2,200county
Average income of arriving households$59,076county
Average income of departing households$52,132county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year153county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.2%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.4 incounty
Annual snowfall195.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use637 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.0%county
Homes heated by propane22.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.8%county
Households with broadband90.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.1county
Coastal flood risk33.6county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk43.3county
Hail risk24.2county
Earthquake risk65.3county
Tornado risk43.1county
Tropical cyclone risk60.7county
Extreme heat risk47.7county
Winter weather risk93.5county
Strong wind risk67.6county
Wildfire risk35.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Oswego County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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