Oswego, Illinois Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Oswego	Illinois	National
Population	33,245	12,671,821	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,232	228	91
Median age	36.3	37.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	67%	55%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	57%	44%	43%
Speak English	84%	77%	79%
Speak Spanish	10%	13%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Oswego is 879% higher than Illinois
The median age in Oswego is 3% lower than Illinois
In Oswego 83.49% of the population is White
In Oswego 6.78% of the population is Black
In Oswego 4.75% of the population is Asian

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Oswego population breakdown by race

Race	Oswego	Illinois	National
White	83.49%	72.14%	73.35%
Black	6.78%	14.30%	12.63%
Asian	4.75%	5.10%	5.22%
American Indian	0.09%	0.23%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.55%	2.34%	3.06%
Other race	2.34%	5.86%	4.75%

In Oswego, 14.1% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Oswego age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Oswego, IL demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).