Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 122,377 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 122,377 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,592 1.3%
Male 60,402 49.4%     Mexican 369 0.3%
Female 61,975 50.6%     Puerto Rican 697 0.6%
          Cuban 19 0.0%
Under 5 years 7,585 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 507 0.4%
5 to 9 years 9,425 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 120,785 98.7%
10 to 14 years 9,931 8.1%     White alone 118,110 96.5%
15 to 19 years 10,062 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 9,105 7.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 15,068 12.3%       Total population 122,377 100.0%
35 to 44 years 20,314 16.6%   In households 118,372 96.7%
45 to 54 years 16,546 13.5%     Householder 45,522 37.2%
55 to 59 years 5,961 4.9%     Spouse 24,058 19.7%
60 to 64 years 4,505 3.7%     Child 37,362 30.5%
65 to 74 years 7,372 6.0%       Own child under 18 years 30,208 24.7%
75 to 84 years 4,942 4.0%     Other relatives 3,653 3.0%
85 years and over 1,561 1.3%       Under 18 years 1,492 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 7,777 6.4%
Median age (years) 35.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 3,841 3.1%
        In group quarters 4,005 3.3%
18 years and over 89,629 73.2%     Institutionalized population 864 0.7%
  Male 43,519 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 3,141 2.6%
  Female 46,110 37.7%        
21 years and over 83,115 67.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 16,466 13.5%       Total households 45,522 100.0%
65 years and over 13,875 11.3%   Family households (families) 31,233 68.6%
  Male 5,786 4.7%       With own children under 18 years 15,914 35.0%
  Female 8,089 6.6%     Married couple family 24,058 52.8%
            With own children under 18 years 11,170 24.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 4,918 10.8%
One race 121,240 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 3,274 7.2%
  White 118,918 97.2%   Nonfamily households 14,289 31.4%
  Black or African American 717 0.6%     Householder living alone 11,063 24.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 498 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 4,403 9.7%
  Asian 508 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 129 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 17,150 37.7%
    Chinese 89 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 10,026 22.0%
    Filipino 89 0.1%        
    Japanese 41 0.0%   Average household size 2.60 (X)
    Korean 101 0.1%   Average family size 3.08 (X)
    Vietnamese 26 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 33 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 0.0%       Total housing units 52,831 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 45,522 86.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,309 13.8%
    Samoan 3 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3,513 6.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3 0.0%        
  Some other race 582 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 1,137 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 119,985 98.0%       Occupied housing units 45,522 100.0%
Black or African American 973 0.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 33,122 72.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,037 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 12,400 27.2%
Asian 718 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 54 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.71 (X)
Some other race 797 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.31 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.