Oswego County Demographic Profile
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Population |
122,377 |
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Land area (square miles)
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953 |
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Persons per square mile |
128.4 |
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Persons under 18 years old
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26.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over |
11.3% |
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Female persons
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50.6% |
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White persons |
97.2% |
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Black or African American persons |
0.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons |
0.4% |
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Asian persons |
0.4% |
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Persons reporting other race |
0.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin |
1.3% |
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin
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96.5% |
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High school graduates-- persons age 25+
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80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher-- persons age 25+
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14.4% |
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Persons with a disability |
21,502 |
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Housing units
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52,831 |
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Homeownership rate |
72.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units
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$74,200 |
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Households
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45,522 |
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Persons per household
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2.60 |
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Median household income
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$36,598 |
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Per capital personal income** |
$22,173 |
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Persons below poverty |
14.0% |
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Labor/Employment
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Labor force (2003) |
58,200 |
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Average annual wage |
$31,012 |
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Unemployment rate (2003) |
8.8% |
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Private employment |
40,600 |
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Public sector employment |
10,100 |
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Educational/social service/health jobs |
12,000 |
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Manufacturing jobs |
9,200 |
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Retail trade jobs |
7,000 |
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Construction jobs |
3,900 |
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Self employed |
3,200 |
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Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes) |
24.4 |
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Minority-owned firms
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4.9% |
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Women-owned firms
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39.1% |
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Local government employment
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6,312 |
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Metropolitan Area
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Syracuse, NY MSA |
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*Source: 2000 US Census and NYS Dept of Labor |
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