Language Spoken At Home in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,295 | 100% |
English only | 16,243 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 1,052 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 229 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 518 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 371 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 94 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 69 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,140 | 100% |
American | 914 | 5.0% |
Arab | 63 | 0.3% |
Czech | 40 | 0.2% |
Danish | 8 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 540 | 3.0% |
English | 2,106 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,615 | 8.9% |
French Canadian | 438 | 2.4% |
German | 3,478 | 19.2% |
Greek | 9 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,601 | 30.9% |
Italian | 2,842 | 15.7% |
Lithuanian | 52 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 87 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,077 | 5.9% |
Portuguese | 19 | 0.1% |
Russian | 328 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 168 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 281 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 18 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 91 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 126 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 92 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 173 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 80 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,406 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,036 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,707 | 23.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,858 | 38.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,004 | 13.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 265 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 132 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 913 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 571 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,370 | 45.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,451 | 33.1% |
65 years and over | 927 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,917 | 25.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,821 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,125 | 100% |
Householder | 7,406 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 2,850 | 16.6% |
Child | 4,350 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 599 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,920 | 11.2% |
Unmarried partner | 590 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,446 | 100% |
Never married | 3,239 | 43.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,991 | 40.2% |
Separated | 113 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 244 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 859 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,943 | 100% |
Never married | 2,821 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,965 | 37.3% |
Separated | 361 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 928 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 868 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 187 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 134 | 71.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 180 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 24 | 13.3% |
Less than 1 year | 9 | 5.0% |
1 or 2 years | 15 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 24 | 100% |
Who are female | 24 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 16 | 66.7% |
School Enrollment in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,721 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 184 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten | 155 | 2.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,524 | 26.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,183 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,675 | 46.8% |
Educational Attainment in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,138 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 422 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,029 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,877 | 34.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,162 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,073 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,366 | 12.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,209 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.1% |
Veteran Status in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,450 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,288 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,474 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,229 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,637 | 100% |
With a disability | 151 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 11,487 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,135 | 9.9% |
65 years and over | 2,350 | 100% |
With a disability | 943 | 40.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,974 | 100% |
Same house | 14,320 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,654 | 20.3% |
Same county | 2,452 | 13.6% |
Different county | 1,202 | 6.7% |
Same state | 999 | 5.6% |
Different state | 203 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,140 | 100% |
Native | 17,613 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 17,473 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 14,965 | 82.5% |
Different state | 2,508 | 13.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 140 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 527 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 527 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 347 | 65.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 180 | 34.2% |
Year of Entry in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 667 | 100% |
Native | 140 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 140 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 527 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 36 | 6.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 491 | 93.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Oswego City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 527 | 100% |
Europe | 89 | 16.9% |
Asia | 270 | 51.2% |
Africa | 38 | 7.2% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 94 | 17.8% |
Northern America | 32 | 6.1% |