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, Oswego isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oswego are a mix 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.

In Oswego, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Oswego Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Oswego is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.71% of adults in Oswego have a college 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.