Oswegatchie ZIP Codes — Saint Lawrence County, NY

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	58	15.1%
18 and over	325	84.9%
65 and over	156	40.7%
Median age	52.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	374	97.7%
Two or more races	7	1.8%
Asian	1	0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	13.8%
$10k–$15k	1.9%
$15k–$25k	13.2%
$25k–$35k	26.4%
$35k–$50k	1.9%
$50k–$75k	27.7%
$75k–$100k	5.0%
$100k–$150k	8.2%
$200k+	1.9%
Median income	$31,971

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$57,400
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	90.6%
Renter occupied	9.4%
Vacant	59.5%
Single-family detached	80.4%
Large apartment buildings	0.3%
Mobile homes	18.3%
Median rooms	4.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.33

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	1.0%
2000–2009	13.2%
1990–1999	6.4%
1980–1989	9.2%
1970–1979	15.3%
1960–1969	7.4%
1950–1959	8.1%
1940–1949	8.7%
1939 or earlier	30.8%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	3.8%
1 bedroom	10.2%
2 bedrooms	37.9%
3 bedrooms	33.8%
4 bedrooms	13.5%
5+ bedrooms	0.8%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.8%
1 vehicle	35.2%
2 vehicles	47.2%
3 or more	8.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	6.3%
Electricity	1.9%
Propane / LP gas	12.6%
Fuel oil	52.2%
Wood	25.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	110	69.2%
Cohabiting couple	6	3.8%
Male householder, no spouse	19	11.9%
Female householder, no spouse	24	15.1%
Households with children under 18	40	25.2%
Households with seniors (65+)	87	54.7%
Average household size	2.41

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	26.6%	9.4%
Married	63.9%	72.9%
Separated	0.0%	4.4%
Widowed	1.9%	7.7%
Divorced	7.6%	5.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	77.4%
Bachelor's or higher	5.5%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	0	0.0%
Kindergarten	0	0.0%
Elementary school	18	32.1%
High school	18	32.1%
College / grad school	20	35.7%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	40.3%
Service	37.3%
Sales & office	10.4%
Natural resources & construction	11.9%
Production & transportation	0.0%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	73.1%
Government	23.9%
Self-employed	0.0%
Unpaid family workers	3.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	89.5%
Carpool	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	5.3%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	40.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	66.0%
Retirement income	54.7%
Supplemental Security	8.8%
Cash public assistance	8.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	18.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	39.4%
High cholesterol	38.1%
Heart disease	8.8%
Stroke	4.0%
Asthma	10.4%
Arthritis	29.9%
Kidney disease	3.7%
Pulmonary disease	10.1%
Cancer	8.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.5%
No physical activity	29.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	32.2%
Fair or poor health	16.7%
Poor mental health	14.3%
Poor physical health	12.5%
No health insurance	11.4%
Visited doctor (checkup)	81.4%
Visited dentist	62.7%
Cholesterol screening	91.2%
Teeth loss	18.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	59	18.2%

Disability	%
Any disability	27.4%
Under 18	15.5%
18–64 years	39.1%
65 and over	19.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	61.1%
Public insurance	82.8%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	361	94.3%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	383	100.0%
Born in same state	383	100.0%
Born in different state	371	96.9%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%