Language Spoken At Home in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 115,047 | 100% |
English only | 110,174 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 4,873 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,249 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 2,403 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 589 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,854 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 476 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 385 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 150 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 231 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,055 | 100% |
American | 7,720 | 6.3% |
Arab | 384 | 0.3% |
Czech | 370 | 0.3% |
Danish | 246 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 4,092 | 3.4% |
English | 18,400 | 15.1% |
French (except Basque) | 12,802 | 10.5% |
French Canadian | 3,484 | 2.9% |
German | 24,771 | 20.3% |
Greek | 315 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 537 | 0.4% |
Irish | 27,727 | 22.7% |
Italian | 17,410 | 14.3% |
Lithuanian | 288 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 560 | 0.5% |
Polish | 7,249 | 5.9% |
Portuguese | 200 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,022 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,014 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 2,513 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 127 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 206 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 984 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 310 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 966 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 1,477 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 203 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 45,753 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 30,679 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,322 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 22,446 | 49.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,483 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,450 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,350 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,783 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,489 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 15,074 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 11,435 | 25.0% |
65 years and over | 4,267 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,720 | 32.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,903 | 23.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 116,455 | 100% |
Householder | 45,753 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 22,557 | 19.4% |
Child | 34,584 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 5,229 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 8,332 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 4,614 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 49,258 | 100% |
Never married | 17,705 | 35.9% |
Now married, except separated | 23,361 | 47.4% |
Separated | 1,298 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,226 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 5,668 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 50,254 | 100% |
Never married | 14,342 | 28.5% |
Now married, except separated | 23,910 | 47.6% |
Separated | 1,805 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 4,704 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 5,493 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,409 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 699 | 49.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,169 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 888 | 40.9% |
Less than 1 year | 439 | 20.2% |
1 or 2 years | 132 | 6.1% |
3 or 4 years | 71 | 3.3% |
5 or more years | 246 | 11.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 888 | 100% |
Who are female | 514 | 57.9% |
Who are married | 676 | 76.1% |
School Enrollment in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 34,375 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,415 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 1,303 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,996 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,185 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 11,476 | 33.4% |
Educational Attainment in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 78,839 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,741 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,739 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 32,936 | 41.8% |
Some college, no degree | 14,909 | 18.9% |
Associate's degree | 7,872 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,550 | 9.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,092 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.0% |
Veteran Status in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 93,763 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,612 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 121,074 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,845 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 28,130 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,440 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 78,109 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,039 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 14,835 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,366 | 36.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 120,638 | 100% |
Same house | 103,064 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,305 | 14.3% |
Same county | 11,224 | 9.3% |
Different county | 6,081 | 5.0% |
Same state | 5,010 | 4.2% |
Different state | 1,071 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 269 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,055 | 100% |
Native | 119,595 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 118,920 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 104,847 | 85.9% |
Different state | 14,073 | 11.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 675 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,460 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,460 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,460 | 59.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,000 | 40.7% |
Year of Entry in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,135 | 100% |
Native | 675 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 673 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 2,460 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 83 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,377 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Oswego County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,460 | 100% |
Europe | 905 | 36.8% |
Asia | 691 | 28.1% |
Africa | 94 | 3.8% |
Oceania | 39 | 1.6% |
Latin America | 440 | 17.9% |
Northern America | 291 | 11.8% |