Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 7,287 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 7,287 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 146 2.0%
Male 3,509 48.2%     Mexican 13 0.2%
Female 3,778 51.8%     Puerto Rican 60 0.8%
          Cuban 2 0.0%
Under 5 years 223 3.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 71 1.0%
5 to 9 years 331 4.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 7,141 98.0%
10 to 14 years 391 5.4%     White alone 6,805 93.4%
15 to 19 years 1,748 24.0%        
20 to 24 years 1,558 21.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 448 6.1%       Total population 7,287 100.0%
35 to 44 years 874 12.0%   In households 4,572 62.7%
45 to 54 years 761 10.4%     Householder 1,734 23.8%
55 to 59 years 250 3.4%     Spouse 1,073 14.7%
60 to 64 years 210 2.9%     Child 1,435 19.7%
65 to 74 years 311 4.3%       Own child under 18 years 1,134 15.6%
75 to 84 years 148 2.0%     Other relatives 114 1.6%
85 years and over 34 0.5%       Under 18 years 44 0.6%
          Nonrelatives 216 3.0%
Median age (years) 21.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 107 1.5%
        In group quarters 2,715 37.3%
18 years and over 6,091 83.6%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 2,890 39.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,715 37.3%
  Female 3,201 43.9%        
21 years and over 3,879 53.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 600 8.2%       Total households 1,734 100.0%
65 years and over 493 6.8%   Family households (families) 1,256 72.4%
  Male 233 3.2%       With own children under 18 years 609 35.1%
  Female 260 3.6%     Married couple family 1,073 61.9%
            With own children under 18 years 499 28.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 129 7.4%
One race 7,216 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 75 4.3%
  White 6,850 94.0%   Nonfamily households 478 27.6%
  Black or African American 179 2.5%     Householder living alone 376 21.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 123 7.1%
  Asian 91 1.2%        
    Asian Indian 16 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 647 37.3%
    Chinese 28 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 353 20.4%
    Filipino 6 0.1%        
    Japanese 9 0.1%   Average household size 2.64 (X)
    Korean 15 0.2%   Average family size 3.09 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 15 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 1,904 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,734 91.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 170 8.9%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 45 2.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 84 1.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1% (X)
Two or more races 71 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 6,912 94.9%       Occupied housing units 1,734 100.0%
Black or African American 209 2.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,472 84.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 262 15.1%
Asian 106 1.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.70 (X)
Some other race 98 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27 (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.