Oconto County, Wisconsin

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Oconto County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (121st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,589	5,914,872	334,922,499	1218th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,049	$77,485	$80,734	836th of 3,221
Median Age	47.5	40.2	38.9	408th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.9%	33.4%	35.7%	2210th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$231,400	$266,500	$332,700	1070th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$791	$1,087	$1,413	2170th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	10.6%	12.5%	2833rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.2%	5.2%	2953rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.7	109.2	n/a	1754th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	5.2%	14.1%	2689th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	607th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.0%	67.8%	65.2%	121st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	22.2	26.4	841st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	13.1%	15.1%	719th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2660th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.0%	46.8%	46.9%	487th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1229th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.9	37.1	61.4

Age in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	47.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	16,811	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	68.1%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,358	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.7%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.5%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	24,072	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.0%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.2%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,727	$3,792	n/a

Education in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.6%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.8%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.2%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.7%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.2%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Oconto County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.0%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	7.2%	16.7%

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