The Town Files

Oswego County, New York

117,953 people. The median home is worth $151,700 (typical New York town: $217,700) and the median household earns $69,183.

Towns in Oswego County

Towns in Oswego County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Oswego16,921$120,600$53,17235.7
Fulton11,389$101,000$52,04634.1
Hastings9,342$187,700$84,02743.1
Schroeppel7,969$188,400$73,08245.3
Oswego7,914$175,100$78,08320.7
Scriba6,617$158,700$92,03646.3
Granby6,520$130,000$79,33844.6
Volney5,671$149,200$74,84843.1
Richland5,637$163,600$67,90444.4
Mexico5,259$164,800$59,08149.1
Constantia4,778$141,900$69,79245.8
Hannibal4,525$137,100$74,14840.8
West Monroe4,088$185,100$90,55846.3
Sandy Creek3,813$161,800$66,58344.0
Palermo3,470$138,800$71,54837.1
SUNY Oswego3,451——19.5
New Haven2,931$150,800$91,32445.3

People and housing

Oswego CountyTypical New York town
Median home value$151,700$217,700
Median rent$967$1,080
Median household income$69,183$80,740
Median age40.943.5
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%30.4%
Below the poverty line16.3%9.3%

Jobs and pay

32,163 jobs in 2024, average pay $62,152 a year.

Largest industries in Oswego CountyRetail4,210 jobs · $38,215Health care & social assistan…4,014 jobs · $55,884Manufacturing3,400 jobs · $85,905Hotels & restaurants3,232 jobs · $23,860Construction1,528 jobs · $72,741Other services897 jobs · $35,749
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Oswego County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 4.3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 906 storm events in Oswego County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Oswego County by type since 1996Hail74Flood23High Wind51Heavy Rain7Heavy Snow120Flash Flood26Frost/Freeze23Winter Storm56Coastal Flood7Lake-Effect Snow138
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Oswego County has been included in 21 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 21, 2024Severe StormDR-4839: Severe Storm And Flooding
November 20, 2022Winter StormEM-3589: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
March 20, 2020BiologicalDR-4480: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3434: Covid-19
December 19, 2019Severe StormDR-4472: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
November 14, 2017FloodDR-4348: Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).