Oswego is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 35,850 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Oswego is the 54th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Oswego was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Oswego economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Oswego, where the median household income is $112,109.00. Oswego real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Oswego house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Oswego is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oswego is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oswego who work in teaching (12.37%), management occupations (12.30%), and sales jobs (10.16%). Also of interest is that Oswego has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Oswego telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Oswego is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Oswego really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Oswego perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Oswego is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Oswego, the average commute to work is 31.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Oswego ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Oswego, 42.29% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Oswego in 2022 was $44,340, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,360 for a family of four. Oswego is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Oswego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oswego residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oswego also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.54% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oswego include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Oswego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
