Oswego County
General Demographic Characteristics (select 1990 and 2000)
| |
1990 |
2000 |
Total Change |
Percent Change |
| Oswego County |
121,771 |
122,377 |
606 |
0.5 |
| —male |
59,820 |
60,402 |
582 |
0.97 |
| —female |
61,951 |
61,975 |
24 |
0.04 |
| Under 5 years |
9,487 |
7,585 |
-1,902 |
-20.1 |
| 5 to 9 years |
9,730 |
9,425 |
-305 |
-3.1 |
| 10 to 14 years |
9,442 |
9,931 |
489 |
5.2 |
| 15 to 19 years |
10,251 |
10,062 |
-189 |
-1.8 |
| 20 to 24 years |
10,989 |
9,105 |
-1,884 |
-17.1 |
| 25 to 34 years |
20,259 |
15,068 |
-5,191 |
-25.6 |
| 35 to 44 years |
17,367 |
20,314 |
2,947 |
0.2 |
| 45 to 54 years |
11,806 |
16,546 |
4,740 |
40.2 |
| 55 to 59 years |
4,662 |
5,961 |
1,299 |
27.9 |
| 60 to 64 years |
4,667 |
4,505 |
-162 |
-3.5 |
| 65 to 74 years |
7,786 |
7,372 |
-414 |
-5.3 |
| 75 to 84 years |
4,118 |
4,942 |
824 |
20.0 |
| 85 years and over |
1,207 |
1,561 |
354 |
29.3 |
| Median Age (years) |
30.5 |
35.0 |
4.5 |
14.8 |
| Total Households |
42,434 |
45,522 |
3,088 |
7.3 |
| Family Households (families) |
30,905 |
31,233 |
328 |
1.06 |
| Married couple family |
25,013 |
24,058 |
-955 |
-3.8 |
| Female householder, no husband |
4,231 |
4,918 |
687 |
16.2 |
| Nonfamily households |
11,529 |
14,289 |
2,760 |
23.9 |
| —householder living alone |
9,150 |
11,063 |
1,913 |
20.9 |
| —householder 65 years and over |
4,027 |
4,403 |
376 |
9.3 |
| Average household size |
2.76 |
2.60 |
-0.16 |
-5.8 |
| Total housing units |
48,548 |
52,831 |
4,283 |
8.8 |
| Occupied housing units |
42,434 |
45,522 |
3,088 |
7.3 |
| Vacant housing units |
6,114 |
7,309 |
1,195 |
19.5 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
1.2 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
83.3 |
| Renter occupied vacancy rate |
6.3 |
9.6 |
3.3 |
52.4 |
| Owner occupied housing units |
30,978 |
33,122 |
2,144 |
6.9 |
| Renter occupied housing units |
11,456 |
12,400 |
944 |
8.2 |
Average household size of
owner occupied units |
2.89 |
2.71 |
-0.18 |
-6.2 |
Average size of
renter occupied units |
2.38 |
2.31 |
| -2.9 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000.
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