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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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