Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 17,954 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 17,954 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 503 2.8%
Male 8,393 46.7%     Mexican 109 0.6%
Female 9,561 53.3%     Puerto Rican 260 1.4%
          Cuban 7 0.0%
Under 5 years 988 5.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 127 0.7%
5 to 9 years 1,110 6.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 17,451 97.2%
10 to 14 years 1,215 6.8%     White alone 16,888 94.1%
15 to 19 years 1,076 6.0%        
20 to 24 years 2,559 14.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,053 11.4%       Total population 17,954 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,511 14.0%   In households 17,095 95.2%
45 to 54 years 2,061 11.5%     Householder 7,338 40.9%
55 to 59 years 724 4.0%     Spouse 2,807 15.6%
60 to 64 years 577 3.2%     Child 4,672 26.0%
65 to 74 years 1,275 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 3,739 20.8%
75 to 84 years 1,251 7.0%     Other relatives 477 2.7%
85 years and over 554 3.1%       Under 18 years 142 0.8%
          Nonrelatives 1,801 10.0%
Median age (years) 34.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 468 2.6%
        In group quarters 859 4.8%
18 years and over 13,964 77.8%     Institutionalized population 618 3.4%
  Male 6,342 35.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 241 1.3%
  Female 7,622 42.5%        
21 years and over 13,062 72.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,415 19.0%       Total households 7,338 100.0%
65 years and over 3,080 17.2%   Family households (families) 3,975 54.2%
  Male 1,047 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 1,997 27.2%
  Female 2,033 11.3%     Married couple family 2,807 38.3%
            With own children under 18 years 1,277 17.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 907 12.4%
One race 17,699 98.6%       With own children under 18 years 583 7.9%
  White 17,114 95.3%   Nonfamily households 3,363 45.8%
  Black or African American 186 1.0%     Householder living alone 2,512 34.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 59 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 1,036 14.1%
  Asian 147 0.8%        
    Asian Indian 50 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,121 28.9%
    Chinese 28 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,939 26.4%
    Filipino 35 0.2%        
    Japanese 7 0.0%   Average household size 2.33 (X)
    Korean 12 0.1%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 11 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 4 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 8,080 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,338 90.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 742 9.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 54 0.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 193 1.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7% (X)
Two or more races 255 1.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 17,354 96.7%       Occupied housing units 7,338 100.0%
Black or African American 253 1.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,836 52.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 137 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,502 47.7%
Asian 198 1.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.47 (X)
Some other race 270 1.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.18 (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.