2024 population: 173,307 ( 1,589 from 2020)
Land area: 434.7 square miles
Population density: 398.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	147,865	85.32%	1.2%
Black:	5,339	3.08%	25.5%
Indian:	1,077	0.62%	6.6%
Asian:	6,327	3.65%	14.6%
2+ races:	3,404	1.96%	11.3%
Hispanic:	9,295	5.36%	12.5%

Total non-White:	25,442	14.68%	15.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,019	10.2
Deaths:	7,383	10.7
Net Migration:	534	0.8
Net Immigration:	1,416	2.1

Change in White population:	-1,747	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,336	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
171,718
149,612	87.13%
4,253	2.48%
1,010	0.59%
5,521	3.22%
3,059	1.78%
8,263	4.81%
22,106	12.87%

2010
166,994
151,509	90.73%
2,856	1.71%
941	0.56%
3,847	2.30%
1,969	1.18%
5,784	3.46%
15,485	9.27%

2000
156,763
147,160	93.87%
1,725	1.10%
678	0.43%
2,875	1.83%
1,202	0.77%
3,065	1.96%
9,603	6.13%

1990
140,320
136,168	97.04%
560	0.40%
774	0.55%
1,701	1.21%
n/a
1,117	0.80%
4,152	2.96%

1980
131,703
129,695	98.48%
368	0.28%
579	0.44%
483	0.37%
n/a
571	0.43%
2,008	1.52%

1970
129,931
128,911	99.21%
146	0.11%
310	0.24%
152	0.12%
n/a
357	0.27%
1,020	0.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,264	10.3
13,537	8.1
210	0.1
1,101	0.7

-1,897	-1.1
6,621	4.0

Number	Rate
2000's
17,328	11.1
11,856	7.6
460	0.3
1,723	1.1

4,349	2.8
5,882	3.8

Number	Rate
1990's
18,543	13.2
12,228	8.7
4,954	3.5
514	0.4

10,992	7.8
5,451	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,260	14.6
10,991	8.3
590	0.4
n/a

6,473	4.9
2,144	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-6,847	-5.3
n/a

784	0.6
988	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
34,702	20.0%
138,605	80.0%
28,627	16.5%

71,943
2.28

42,020	58.4%
32,562	77.5%
3,530	8.4%
29,923	41.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
36,132	21.6%
130,862	78.4%
22,336	13.4%

67,875
2.34

41,523	61.2%
32,465	78.2%
3,932	9.5%
26,352	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
37,382	23.8%
119,381	76.2%
19,630	12.5%

61,180
2.43

39,788	65.0%
32,885	82.7%
3,199	8.0%
21,392	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
34,003	24.2%
106,317	75.8%
17,999	12.8%

53,469
2.51

36,630	68.5%
31,016	84.7%
2,674	7.3%
16,839	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
35,665	27.1%
96,038	72.9%
15,256	11.6%

46,838
2.71

33,962	72.5%
29,585	87.1%
2,184	6.4%
12,876	27.5%

2022 Housing Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,575	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,929	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,220	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,931	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,479	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,834	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,957	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,833	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,021	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,247	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,588	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,809	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,195	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,093	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,139	7.1%
$200,000 or more	4,093	5.7%

Median Household Income	70,041
Per Capita Income	37,983

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,830	3.9%
Public Assistance	1,463	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,767	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	82,748	77.4%
Unemployed	2,024	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	84,772	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	22,173	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,952	28,759	56.9%
Non-Profit	2,458	5,101	32.5%
Self-Employed	3,779	2,360	61.6%

Local Government	2,187	3,244	40.3%
State Government	1,650	2,210	42.7%
Federal Government	313	486	39.2%

Total Private + Self	41,731	31,119	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,608	11,041	37.4%
Total	48,339	42,160	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,000	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,669	21.7%
Professional, Technical	18,601	20.5%
Service Occupations	14,694	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	253	0.3%
All others	25,664	28.3%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	21,898	24.2%
Health care and social assistance	12,021	13.3%
Retail trade	11,175	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,288	6.9%
Educational services	5,982	6.6%
Construction	4,122	4.5%
Finance and insurance	4,005	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,001	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,793	4.2%
Other services	3,774	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,718	4.1%
Public administration	3,149	3.5%
Wholesale trade	2,593	2.9%
Information	1,116	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,112	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	813	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	653	0.7%
Utilities	253	0.3%
Management	122	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	40	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,950	2.89%
Puerto Rican	1,770	1.03%
Cuban	83	0.05%
Dominican	25	0.01%

Total Central American	137	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	31	0.02%
Honduran	64	0.04%
Nicaraguan	16	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	26	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	321	0.19%
Argentinean	36	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	6	0.00%
Colombian	104	0.06%
Ecuadorian	66	0.04%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	9	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	96	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	414	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	3,056	1.79%
Chinese	618	0.36%
Indian	405	0.24%
Vietnamese	267	0.16%
Filipino	213	0.12%
Korean	119	0.07%
Japanese	94	0.05%
Laotian	43	0.03%
Cambodian	36	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	152,735	94.2%
Spanish	3,614	2.2%
Other Asian	2,636	1.6%
Other Indo-European	607	0.4%
German, other Germanic	487	0.3%
Chinese	480	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	399	0.2%
Arabic	291	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	289	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	74,529	43.5%
Irish	17,130	10.0%
Polish	12,720	7.4%
English	11,071	6.5%
Norwegian	8,324	4.9%
American	6,534	3.8%
French	5,625	3.3%
Dutch	4,878	2.8%
Italian	4,384	2.6%
Swedish	3,614	2.1%
European	2,630	1.5%
Danish	1,917	1.1%
Czech	1,513	0.9%
French Canadian	1,298	0.8%
Scottish	1,270	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	168,466	98.4%
Not a citizen	2,731	1.6%

Native	165,429	96.6%
Foreign-born	5,768	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,979	1.7%	4,712	4.1%	37,102	32.0%	38,258	33.0%	23,496	20.2%	10,556	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,979	1.7%
9-12 Years	4,712	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	37,102	32.0%
Some College	38,258	33.0%
Bach. Degree	23,496	20.2%
Grad Degree	10,556	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	167,762	162,014	5,748	3.4%
1991	170,574	164,310	6,264	3.7%
1992	177,484	171,532	5,952	3.4%
1993	183,036	176,546	6,490	3.5%
1994	187,250	180,686	6,564	3.5%
1995	189,626	184,070	5,556	2.9%
1996	193,120	187,798	5,322	2.8%
1997	194,340	188,894	5,446	2.8%
1998	193,756	188,626	5,130	2.6%
1999	191,866	187,526	4,340	2.3%

2000	179,338	174,462	4,876	2.7%
2001	182,944	176,116	6,828	3.7%
2002	184,002	175,000	9,002	4.9%
2003	183,612	173,916	9,696	5.3%
2004	182,940	174,524	8,416	4.6%
2005	182,888	174,780	8,108	4.4%
2006	185,178	177,010	8,168	4.4%
2007	187,360	178,972	8,388	4.5%
2008	189,170	180,788	8,382	4.4%
2009	191,152	175,784	15,368	8.0%

2010	184,984	170,838	14,146	7.6%
2011	184,384	171,728	12,656	6.9%
2012	184,800	172,692	12,108	6.6%
2013	183,290	171,664	11,626	6.3%
2014	182,966	173,562	9,404	5.1%
2015	182,466	174,906	7,560	4.1%
2016	185,676	179,208	6,468	3.5%
2017	186,622	181,076	5,546	3.0%
2018	183,570	178,520	5,050	2.8%
2019	182,158	176,772	5,386	3.0%

2020	182,472	172,540	9,932	5.4%
2021	184,274	178,258	6,016	3.3%
2022	184,390	179,692	4,698	2.5%
2023	186,468	181,508	4,960	2.7%
2024	186,586	181,606	4,980	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,371
Median Value	$190,600

Occupied	71,943	94.2%
Vacant	4,428	5.8%

Owned	47,490	66.0%
Rented	24,453	34.0%
Median Rent	$880

Single-Family Units	53,630	70.2%
Detached	50,686	66.4%
Attached	2,944	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,473	19.0%
Mobile Homes	1,467	1.9%

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area