Moving to Mexico, New York
Population: 5,181. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,348 (+3.2% change)
Males: 2,585 (49.9%), Females: 2,596 (50.1%)
Oswego County
Zip code: 13114
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $42,773
Median house value: $74,200
Population by Race
Races in Mexico:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (20.1%), German (17.3%), Irish (16.5%), United States (10.6%), French (9.6%), Italian (8.5%).
Elevation: 410 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mexico
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mexico town
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mexico:
- ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; FULTON, NY)
- OSWEGO HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; OSWEGO, NY)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mexico:
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 27 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
- WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
- WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 54 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mexico:
- OSWEGO COUNTY (about 13 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
- AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 19 miles; CLAY, NY; Abbreviation: 1H1)
- MICHAEL AIRFIELD (about 23 miles; CICERO, NY; Abbreviation: 1G6)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Mexico:
- OSWEGO COUNTY BOCES (Full-time enrollment: 39; Location: 179 CO RTE 64; Public; Website: www.oswegoboces.org/)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mexico:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 17 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 55 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 61 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
Schools
Public high school in Mexico:
- MEXICO HS (Students: 880; Location: 3338 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mexico:
- MEXICO MS (Students: 932; Location: 16 FRAVOR RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
- MEXICO ES (Students: 410; Location: 26 ACADEMY ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- BOCES OSWEGO (Students: 385; Location: 179 COUNTY RT 64; Grades: PK – PK)
Libraries
Library in Mexico:
- MEXICO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $53,465; Location: 3269 MAIN STREET; 11,706 books; 26 serial subscriptions)