Oswego is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,571 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Oswego is the 126th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oswego is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oswego is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oswego who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.37%), sales jobs (12.52%), and management occupations (11.60%).

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.

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 32.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Oswego Information and Demographics

The education level of Oswego citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.71% of adults in Oswego have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oswego in 2000 was $27,772, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,088 for a family of four. However, Oswego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Oswego home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oswego is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oswego include German, Irish, Polish, English, Italian, Swedish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Oswego is English. Some people also speak Spanish.