Moving to Oswego, New York
Population: 17,954. Estimated population in July 2024: 17,705 (-1.4% change)
Males: 8,393 (46.7%), Females: 9,561 (53.3%)
Oswego County
Zip code: 13126
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $28,248
Median house value: $68,400
Population by Race
Races in Oswego:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (26.1%), Italian (18.4%), German (15.8%), English (12.1%), French (8.7%), Polish (6.4%).
Elevation: 298 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oswego
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oswego city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 45.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 7.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,527 (-7.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Oswego:
- OSWEGO HOSPITAL (110 W 6TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oswego:
- ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FULTON, NY)
- AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; AUBURN, NY)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 38 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oswego:
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 38 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
- WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 67 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oswego:
- OSWEGO COUNTY (about 12 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
- WHITFORDS (about 27 miles; WEEDSPORT, NY; Abbreviation: B16)
- AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 30 miles; CLAY, NY; Abbreviation: 1H1)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Oswego:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (Full-time enrollment: 7,138; Public; Website: www.oswego.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oswego:
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 64 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 69 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
Schools
Public high school in Oswego:
- OSWEGO HS (Students: 1,694; Location: 2 BUCCANEER BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Oswego:
- SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 821 CO RT 20; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oswego:
- OSWEGO MS (Students: 845; Location: MARK FITZGIBBONS DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
- LEIGHTON ES (Students: 515; Location: 1 BUCCANEER BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
- FITZHUGH PARK ES (Students: 458; Location: E 10TH AND BRIDGE STS; Grades: KG – 06)
- CHARLES E. RILEY ES (Students: 431; Location: 269 E 8TH ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- KINGSFORD PARK ES (Students: 426; Location: 275 W FIFTH ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Oswego:
- ST PAUL S ACADEMY (Students: 245; Location: 115 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: KG – 7)
- OSWEGO COMM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 104; Location: PO BOX 3039 436 WEST FIFTH STR; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Oswego:
- OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $493,030; Location: 120 EAST SECOND STREET; 45,928 books; 849 audio materials; 1,085 video materials; 154 serial subscriptions)