New York · Census place 55574
Oswego city, NY
Quick answer
Oswego city has 17,028 residents, ranking #113 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $53,286, the median home is worth $114,600 and median gross rent runs $1,031 a month.
- Population
- 17,028Oswego city residents
- Median household income
- $53,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,031Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oswego city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oswego city median would spend about 23.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.1% of residents and 51.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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