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