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Oswego County, New York (NY)

County population in 2022: 118,287 (38% urban, 62% rural); it was 122,377 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,183
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,321
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 33,121
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,896 (it was 12,401 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

47%

Land area: 953 sq. mi.

Water area: 358.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 124 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Oswego County: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (14.8%), Manufacturing (11.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Oswego County, NY (2022)
    • 108,64291.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,8803.3%Two or more races
    • 3,6933.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 9450.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4730.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 3710.3%Asian alone
    • 2830.2%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

41.1 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Males: 60,089  (50.8%)
Females: 58,198  (49.2%)
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Average household size:
Oswego County:

2.0 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,984 ($36,598 in 1999)
This county:

$58,984
New York:

$79,557

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $678 (lower quartile is $523, upper quartile is $868)
This county:

$678
State:

$1354


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,800 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
Oswego:

$139,800
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,900 - $206,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,738
Here:

$187,738
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $467,987
Here:

$467,987
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $241,662
Here:

$241,662
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,857
Here:

$129,857
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $423,366
Here:

$423,366
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $64,434
Here:

$64,434
State:

$88,925

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $95,273
Here:

$95,273
State:

$480,795

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,404
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $564

Institutionalized population: 831

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 121
  • Thefts: 122
  • Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 6
  • Assaults: 21
  • Burglaries: 51
  • Thefts: 165
  • Auto thefts: 40
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Health of residents in Oswego County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
74.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
47.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
56.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
69.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 125 buildings, average cost: $181,200
  • 2021: 139 buildings, average cost: $156,300
  • 2020: 131 buildings, average cost: $167,500
  • 2019: 144 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2018: 133 buildings, average cost: $170,000
  • 2017: 117 buildings, average cost: $171,200
  • 2016: 135 buildings, average cost: $191,000
  • 2015: 143 buildings, average cost: $153,600
  • 2014: 125 buildings, average cost: $127,600
  • 2013: 149 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2012: 162 buildings, average cost: $143,400
  • 2011: 159 buildings, average cost: $134,000
  • 2010: 195 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 2009: 148 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2008: 172 buildings, average cost: $124,200
  • 2007: 206 buildings, average cost: $133,000
  • 2006: 223 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2005: 221 buildings, average cost: $126,400
  • 2004: 252 buildings, average cost: $112,100
  • 2003: 294 buildings, average cost: $96,100
  • 2002: 310 buildings, average cost: $97,400
  • 2001: 267 buildings, average cost: $88,900
  • 2000: 227 buildings, average cost: $82,000
  • 1999: 225 buildings, average cost: $86,300
  • 1998: 203 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 1997: 180 buildings, average cost: $71,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Oswego, NY residents
Average permit cost in Oswego, NY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,071 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,725 (2.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Oswego, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Oswego, NY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oswego, NY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.6%
Oswego County:

18.6%
New York:

14.3%
(17.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.2% for Black residents, 46.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 64.3% for American Indian residents, 92.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 47.9% for other race residents, 27.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.1 years old
(Males: 40.2 years old, Females: 41.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.3 years old, Black residents: 20.5 years old, American Indian residents: 20.2 years old, Asian residents: 29.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.8 years old, Other race residents: 43.5 years old)

Area name: Syracuse, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oswego County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oswego, Fulton, Hastings, Schroeppel, Scriba, Granby, Volney, Richland, West Monroe, Palermo.

Oswego County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Albion town11.20.1 - 3.6115 - 19
Amboy town01.20.1 - 3.3115 - 18
Boylston town01.20.2 - 3.5115 - 18
Constantia town101.20.3 - 4.483 - 16
Fulton city231.30.6 - 2.8128 - 16
Granby town51.30.3 - 3.7115 - 17
Hannibal town71.30.2 - 3.5127 - 20
Hastings town140.60.1 - 1.895 - 14
Mexico town81.70.5 - 4.0138 - 19
Minetto town80.50.2 - 1.994 - 15
New Haven town21.40.4 - 4.3137 - 21
Orwell town763 - 102316 - 37
Oswego city310.60.2 - 1.385 - 11
Oswego town1721 - 41410 - 18
Palermo town41.20.2 - 3.4116 - 17
Parish town30.90.2 - 3.194 - 15
Redfield town10.90.1 - 2.8104 - 17
Richland town81.70.6 - 4.2138 - 19
Sandy Creek town41.90.6 - 5.1159 - 23
Schroeppel town141.70.6 - 3.5149 - 20
Scriba town91.60.5 - 3.6138 - 19
Volney town91.70.6 - 3.6138 - 18
West Monroe town90.20.1 - 1.261 - 12
Williamstown town30.60.2 - 2.292 - 15
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2023 air pollution in Oswego County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Oswego County borders

Neighboring counties: Bay County, Michigan , Douglas County, South Dakota , Dawes County, Nebraska , Mellette County, South Dakota , Todd County, South Dakota , Roscommon County, Michigan , Sheridan County, Nebraska , Sioux County, Nebraska .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.1%
New York:

4.4%

Unemployment by year in Oswego, NY
County total employment by year in Oswego, NY
County average yearly wages by year in Oswego, NY

Current college students: 8,876
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,723 (68.0% naturalized citizens)

Oswego County:

1.5%
Whole state:

22.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 8122010 or later
  • 4292000 to 2009
  • 4251990 to 1999
  • 3641980 to 1989
  • 2991970 to 1979
  • 858Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Oswego County marital status for males Oswego County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 36,631
  • One, attached: 615
  • Two: 3,087
  • 3 or 4: 2,558
  • 5 to 9: 2,032
  • 10 to 19: 760
  • 20 to 49: 999
  • 50 or more: 827
  • Mobile homes: 7,367
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Oswego County with a mortgage: 18,453 (2,439 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,373 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,118

Here:

94.7% with mortgage
State:

95.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Oswego County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic25,39517
Mainline Protestant10,40860
Evangelical Protestant5,50453
Other8606
None79,942-
Oswego County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 25
Oswego County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Oswego County:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 86
This county:

7.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Oswego County:

8.5%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Oswego County:

27.7%
State:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.8%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Oswego County:

Average size of farms: 151 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,226
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $425.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.60%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.68%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35,636
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,411
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.47%
Corn for grain: 2930 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 61 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 547 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3,206 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 645 acres

Earthquake activity:

Oswego County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 102.3 miles away from Oswego County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 147.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 146.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 250.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 391.0 miles away from Oswego County center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • New York Flooding, Incident Period: May 2, 2017 - August 6, 2017, FEMA Id: 4348, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Snow, Incident Period: February 02, 2007 to February 12, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3273: February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 3273, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Snow, Incident Period: January 28, 2004 to January 31, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3195: March 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 3195, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • New York Ice Storm, Incident Period: April 03, 2003 to April 05, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1467: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1467, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Oswego County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oswego

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 29,421 (73.9%)
  • Carpooled: 3,230 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 341 (0.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 14 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 997 (2.5%)
  • Bicycle: 36 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,675 (4.2%)
  • Worked at home: 4,396 (11.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (9%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • Yemen (6%)
  • Ukraine (4%)
  • Ireland (4%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Poland (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Oswego County


  • English (15%)
  • Irish (15%)
  • American (13%)
  • Italian (12%)
  • German (9%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Oswego County, New York in 2010:

  • 3,874 people in college/university student housing
  • 702 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 127 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 118 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 78 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 25 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Oswego County, New York in 2000:

  • 2,893 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 722 people in nursing homes
  • 142 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 94 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 11 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 5 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,325.

5.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.03%
New York average:

5.29%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.67% relocated from other counties in New York ($39,475 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($13,771 average AGI)
Oswego County:

1.36%
New York average:

1.86%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Onondaga County, NY  2.20% ($59,067 average AGI)
from Oneida County, NY  0.24% ($42,587)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.22% ($38,029)
from Jefferson County, NY  0.16% ($39,960)
from Madison County, NY  0.10% ($40,717)
from Monroe County, NY  0.08% ($50,324)
from Wayne County, NY  0.08% ($44,000)


5.03% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.03%
New York average:

6.93%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in New York ($29,596 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($19,734 average AGI)
Oswego County:

1.77%
New York average:

3.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Onondaga County, NY  1.76% ($43,849 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, NY  0.26% ($41,864)
to Cayuga County, NY  0.25% ($47,451)
to Oneida County, NY  0.16% ($52,847)
to Monroe County, NY  0.11% ($45,429)
to Madison County, NY  0.10% ($48,822)
to Wayne County, NY  0.06% ($38,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.0

Births per 1000 population in Oswego County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Oswego County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Oswego County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Oswego County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Oswego County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Oswego County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Oswego County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Oswego County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Oswego County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 19,380 (14,686 aged, 4,694 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,912 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Oswego County, New York in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,297)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,735)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,133)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,127)
  • Unspecified dementia (987)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (593)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (433)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (364)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (363)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (320)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.62
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,606
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 114
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,008

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,100
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 874
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 52.6
  • Other - 43.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 118,287
  • Male householders: 22,383 (6,726 living alone), Female householders: 25,759 (7,198 living alone)
  • 22,868 spouses (22,627 opposite-sex spouses), 4,431 unmarried partners, (4,354 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,100 children (26,727 natural, 394 adopted, 1,979 stepchildren), 3,515 grandchildren, 238 brothers or sisters, 417 parents, 54 foster children, 1,340 other relatives, 3,614 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,568

Size of family households: 14,124 2-persons, 7,226 3-persons, 4,945 4-persons, 2,891 5-persons, 680 6-persons, 582 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,924 1-person, 3,323 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 275 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 56 6-persons.

12,068 married couples with children.
7,724 single-parent households (1,826 men, 5,898 women).

96.0% of residents of Oswego speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $590,281,000 ($4,769 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,840,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $290,567,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $110,948,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $941,000
Federal grants: $157,209,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,116,000 ($1,061,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,499,000 ($1,813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,159,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $38,352,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,570,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 7,282
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,551
Here:

45 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +211
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -815
Here:  -7 per 1000 residents
State:  -52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Oswego County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.83 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

3.8

Year house built in Oswego County, New York
  • Year house built in Oswego County, New York
  • 7052020 or later
  • 3,0452010 to 2019
  • 3,8742000 to 2009
  • 5,9171990 to 1999
  • 7,5851980 to 1989
  • 6,1211970 to 1979
  • 4,5071960 to 1969
  • 4,7241950 to 1959
  • 3,3661940 to 1949
  • 15,0751939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Oswego County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oswego County, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oswego County, New York
  • 781 room
  • 692 rooms
  • 9833 rooms
  • 2,6124 rooms
  • 7,0405 rooms
  • 6,1546 rooms
  • 5,8657 rooms
  • 4,7798 rooms
  • 6,7139+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego County, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego County, New York
  • 4281 room
  • 9772 rooms
  • 1,5653 rooms
  • 3,9504 rooms
  • 2,2325 rooms
  • 2,1076 rooms
  • 1,5857 rooms
  • 5698 rooms
  • 4369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Oswego County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Oswego County, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Oswego County, New York
  • 105no bedroom
  • 6811 bedroom
  • 6,7322 bedrooms
  • 18,1523 bedrooms
  • 6,8484 bedrooms
  • 1,7755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego County, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oswego County, New York
  • 556no bedroom
  • 3,4451 bedroom
  • 4,6402 bedrooms
  • 4,4773 bedrooms
  • 6484 bedrooms
  • 835+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,224no vehicle
  • 10,7241 vehicle
  • 15,0382 vehicles
  • 5,2573 vehicles
  • 1,4204 vehicles
  • 6305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oswego County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,191no vehicle
  • 7,3621 vehicle
  • 2,6852 vehicles
  • 4473 vehicles
  • 954 vehicles
  • 695+ vehicles

87.0% of Oswego County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in New York.

Oswego County:

87.0%
State average:

89.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 103,083
  • Other state: 12,720
  • Northeast: 4,857
  • Midwest: 1,745
  • South: 3,643
  • West: 2,475
Year householders moved into unit in Oswego County, NY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Oswego County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 41.8%Utility gas
  • 25.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.9%Wood
  • 7.4%Electricity
  • 2.5%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 44.1%Utility gas
  • 30.2%Electricity
  • 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.4%Other fuel
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,192
Here:

11.3%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 403
Here:

6.6%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 682
Here:

10.1%
New York:

39.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Oswego County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,189,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,834,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,675,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,904,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,510,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,060,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $9,645,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,742,000
    Other: $8,685,000
    Other: $7,399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,938,000
    General - Other: $7,154,000
    Regular Highways: $6,999,000
    General - Other: $6,384,000
    Solid Waste Management: $269,000
    Parks and Recreation: $95,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,406,000
    General - Other: $39,735,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,978,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,794,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,564,000
    Health - Other: $16,750,000
    Health - Other: $16,698,000
    Regular Highways: $14,265,000
    Regular Highways: $12,345,000
    Police Protection: $8,308,000
    Police Protection: $7,847,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,544,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,527,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,318,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,025,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,819,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,234,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,016,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,444,000
    Financial Administration: $1,274,000
    Financial Administration: $1,191,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,155,000
    Parks and Recreation: $994,000
    Parks and Recreation: $974,000
    Air Transportation: $378,000
    Local Fire Protection: $368,000
    Air Transportation: $360,000
    Local Fire Protection: $357,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $338,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
    Parking Facilities: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $240,000
    Other: $231,000
    Health and Hospitals: $74,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,087,000
    Interest on Debt: $663,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,369,000
    Other - General - Other: $15,446,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,405,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,022,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,103,000
    Highways: $3,277,000
    Other: $690,000
    Other: $532,000
    Health and Hospitals: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,464,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,964,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,465,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,250,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,365,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,385,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,335,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,050,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,885,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,332,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $405,000
    Rents: $393,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $234,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $193,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,416,000
    General - Other: $716,000
    General - Other: $689,000
    Solid Waste Management: $622,000
    Regular Highways: $172,000
    Police Protection: $119,000
    Health - Other: $101,000
    Police Protection: $46,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    General Public Building: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $92,698,000
    Cash and Securities: $90,639,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $709,000
    Electric Utilities: $680,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,964,000
    Cash and Securities: $13,965,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,838,000
    Public Welfare: $30,152,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,126,000
    Other: $10,002,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,478,000
    Other: $8,967,000
    Highways: $4,443,000
    Highways: $3,984,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,400,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,080,000
    Education: $961,000
    General Local Government Support: $935,000
    Education: $915,000
    General Local Government Support: $795,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $53,315,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,187,000
    Property: $49,011,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,972,000
    Other Selective Sales: $673,000
    Other Selective Sales: $512,000
    Other License: $58,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $49,111,000
    : $46,141,000

Oswego County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,189,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,834,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,675,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,904,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,510,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,060,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $9,645,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,742,000
    Other: $8,685,000
    Other: $7,399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,938,000
    General - Other: $7,154,000
    Regular Highways: $6,999,000
    General - Other: $6,384,000
    Solid Waste Management: $269,000
    Parks and Recreation: $95,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,406,000
    General - Other: $39,735,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,978,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,794,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,564,000
    Health - Other: $16,750,000
    Health - Other: $16,698,000
    Regular Highways: $14,265,000
    Regular Highways: $12,345,000
    Police Protection: $8,308,000
    Police Protection: $7,847,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,544,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,527,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,318,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,025,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,819,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,234,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,016,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,444,000
    Financial Administration: $1,274,000
    Financial Administration: $1,191,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,155,000
    Parks and Recreation: $994,000
    Parks and Recreation: $974,000
    Air Transportation: $378,000
    Local Fire Protection: $368,000
    Air Transportation: $360,000
    Local Fire Protection: $357,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $338,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
    Parking Facilities: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $240,000
    Other: $231,000
    Health and Hospitals: $74,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,087,000
    Interest on Debt: $663,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,369,000
    Other - General - Other: $15,446,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,405,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,022,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,103,000
    Highways: $3,277,000
    Other: $690,000
    Other: $532,000
    Health and Hospitals: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,464,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,964,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,465,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,250,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,365,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,385,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,335,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,050,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,885,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,332,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $405,000
    Rents: $393,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $234,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $193,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,416,000
    General - Other: $716,000
    General - Other: $689,000
    Solid Waste Management: $622,000
    Regular Highways: $172,000
    Police Protection: $119,000
    Health - Other: $101,000
    Police Protection: $46,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    General Public Building: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $92,698,000
    Cash and Securities: $90,639,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $709,000
    Electric Utilities: $680,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,964,000
    Cash and Securities: $13,965,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,838,000
    Public Welfare: $30,152,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,126,000
    Other: $10,002,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,478,000
    Other: $8,967,000
    Highways: $4,443,000
    Highways: $3,984,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,400,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,080,000
    Education: $961,000
    General Local Government Support: $935,000
    Education: $915,000
    General Local Government Support: $795,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $53,315,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,187,000
    Property: $49,011,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,972,000
    Other Selective Sales: $673,000
    Other Selective Sales: $512,000
    Other License: $58,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $49,111,000
    : $46,141,000

Oswego County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,189,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,834,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,675,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,904,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,510,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,060,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $9,645,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,742,000
    Other: $8,685,000
    Other: $7,399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,938,000
    General - Other: $7,154,000
    Regular Highways: $6,999,000
    General - Other: $6,384,000
    Solid Waste Management: $269,000
    Parks and Recreation: $95,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,406,000
    General - Other: $39,735,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,978,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,794,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,564,000
    Health - Other: $16,750,000
    Health - Other: $16,698,000
    Regular Highways: $14,265,000
    Regular Highways: $12,345,000
    Police Protection: $8,308,000
    Police Protection: $7,847,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,544,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,527,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,318,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,025,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,819,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,234,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,016,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,444,000
    Financial Administration: $1,274,000
    Financial Administration: $1,191,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,155,000
    Parks and Recreation: $994,000
    Parks and Recreation: $974,000
    Air Transportation: $378,000
    Local Fire Protection: $368,000
    Air Transportation: $360,000
    Local Fire Protection: $357,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $338,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
    Parking Facilities: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $240,000
    Other: $231,000
    Health and Hospitals: $74,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,087,000
    Interest on Debt: $663,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,369,000
    Other - General - Other: $15,446,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,405,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,022,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,103,000
    Highways: $3,277,000
    Other: $690,000
    Other: $532,000
    Health and Hospitals: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,464,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,964,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,465,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,250,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,365,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,385,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,335,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,050,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,885,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,332,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $405,000
    Rents: $393,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $234,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $193,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,416,000
    General - Other: $716,000
    General - Other: $689,000
    Solid Waste Management: $622,000
    Regular Highways: $172,000
    Police Protection: $119,000
    Health - Other: $101,000
    Police Protection: $46,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    General Public Building: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $92,698,000
    Cash and Securities: $90,639,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $709,000
    Electric Utilities: $680,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,964,000
    Cash and Securities: $13,965,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,838,000
    Public Welfare: $30,152,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,126,000
    Other: $10,002,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,478,000
    Other: $8,967,000
    Highways: $4,443,000
    Highways: $3,984,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,400,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,080,000
    Education: $961,000
    General Local Government Support: $935,000
    Education: $915,000
    General Local Government Support: $795,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $53,315,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,187,000
    Property: $49,011,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,972,000
    Other Selective Sales: $673,000
    Other Selective Sales: $512,000
    Other License: $58,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $49,111,000
    : $46,141,000

Oswego County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,189,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,834,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,675,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,904,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,510,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,060,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $9,645,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,742,000
    Other: $8,685,000
    Other: $7,399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,938,000
    General - Other: $7,154,000
    Regular Highways: $6,999,000
    General - Other: $6,384,000
    Solid Waste Management: $269,000
    Parks and Recreation: $95,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,406,000
    General - Other: $39,735,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,978,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,794,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $23,564,000
    Health - Other: $16,750,000
    Health - Other: $16,698,000
    Regular Highways: $14,265,000
    Regular Highways: $12,345,000
    Police Protection: $8,308,000
    Police Protection: $7,847,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,544,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,527,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,318,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,025,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,819,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,234,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,016,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,444,000
    Financial Administration: $1,274,000
    Financial Administration: $1,191,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,155,000
    Parks and Recreation: $994,000
    Parks and Recreation: $974,000
    Air Transportation: $378,000
    Local Fire Protection: $368,000
    Air Transportation: $360,000
    Local Fire Protection: $357,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $338,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $308,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
    Parking Facilities: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $240,000
    Other: $231,000
    Health and Hospitals: $74,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,087,000
    Interest on Debt: $663,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $17,369,000
    Other - General - Other: $15,446,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,405,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,022,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,103,000
    Highways: $3,277,000
    Other: $690,000
    Other: $532,000
    Health and Hospitals: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $18,464,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,964,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,465,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,965,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,250,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,365,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,385,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,335,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,050,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,885,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,499,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $24,332,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $405,000
    Rents: $393,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $234,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $193,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,416,000
    General - Other: $716,000
    General - Other: $689,000
    Solid Waste Management: $622,000
    Regular Highways: $172,000
    Police Protection: $119,000
    Health - Other: $101,000
    Police Protection: $46,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    General Public Building: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,000
    Parks and Recreation: $17,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $92,698,000
    Cash and Securities: $90,639,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $709,000
    Electric Utilities: $680,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,964,000
    Cash and Securities: $13,965,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,838,000
    Public Welfare: $30,152,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,126,000
    Other: $10,002,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,478,000
    Other: $8,967,000
    Highways: $4,443,000
    Highways: $3,984,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,400,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,080,000
    Education: $961,000
    General Local Government Support: $935,000
    Education: $915,000
    General Local Government Support: $795,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $53,315,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,187,000
    Property: $49,011,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,972,000
    Other Selective Sales: $673,000
    Other Selective Sales: $512,000
    Other License: $58,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $49,111,000
    : $46,141,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,155
  • Number of aged recipients: 182
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,973
  • Number of recipients under 18: 535
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,206
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 414
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,203
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,519
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 29 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED411$98,236425$93,7181,025$97,561378$26,7516$201,000115$83,478104$56,067
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED20$104,65039$62,974116$101,32828$36,2140$03$88,00026$61,192
APPLICATIONS DENIED60$85,317128$76,141494$98,308222$26,4731$375,00043$79,860125$59,304
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN35$80,68642$84,857329$102,90339$53,1791$8,000,00019$70,84213$58,462
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$95,0009$74,33372$84,26417$38,8820$06$86,0006$57,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 29 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED84$104,70248$134,8963$88,3335$103,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED19$102,84221$187,0950$04$85,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$110,00011$153,9090$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$73,6675$125,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$84,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Oswego, NY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Oswego, NY - Value
Most common first names in Oswego County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,08673.5 years
Mary1,02979.4 years
William84573.3 years
Robert72870.2 years
Charles67374.8 years
George61275.7 years
James58970.4 years
Helen55679.8 years
Joseph49474.4 years
Edward42873.3 years
Most common last names in Oswego County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith38474.5 years
Brown21275.8 years
Clark18775.7 years
Miller17874.3 years
Johnson16374.9 years
Allen14175.8 years
Davis13074.8 years
Williams12076.4 years
Jones11775.2 years
Hall11674.2 years
Businesses in Oswego County, NY
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Little Caesars Pizza3
AT&T4Lowe's1
Ace Hardware4MasterBrand Cabinets12
Advance Auto Parts4Maurices1
Arby's2McDonald's7
AutoZone1New Balance1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nike1
Best Western1Payless1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut2
Burger King4RadioShack1
Chevrolet4Rite Aid7
Cold Stone Creamery1Ruby Tuesday1
Curves1Staples1
Domino's Pizza1Subway11
Dunkin Donuts9Super 81
Econo Lodge1T-Mobile3
Fashion Bug1Tim Hortons2
FedEx9Travelodge4
Ford3U-Haul8
GNC2UPS7
GameStop1Walmart3
H&R Block4Wendy's2
JCPenney1World Gym1
KFC2YMCA2
Kmart1

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