2022 population: 39,633 ( 1,973 from 2010 , 662 from 2020)
Land area: 997.5 square miles
Population density: 39.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	37,324	94.17%	3.2%
Black:	161	0.41%	136.8%
Indian:	569	1.44%	28.4%
Asian:	207	0.52%	83.2%
2+ races:	508	1.28%	49.9%
Hispanic:	864	2.18%	66.5%

Total non-White:	2,309	5.83%	54.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	757	9.7
Deaths:	1,006	12.9
Net Migration:	921	11.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	1,157	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	816	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
37,660
36,167	96.04%
68	0.18%
443	1.18%
113	0.30%
339	0.90%
519	1.38%
1,493	3.96%

2000
35,634
34,707	97.40%
48	0.13%
269	0.75%
72	0.20%
286	0.80%
240	0.67%
927	2.60%

1990
30,226
29,858	98.78%
21	0.07%
222	0.73%
38	0.13%
n/a
87	0.29%
368	1.22%

1980
28,947
28,686	99.10%
8	0.03%
160	0.55%
25	0.09%
n/a
65	0.22%
261	0.90%

1970
25,553
25,424	99.50%
12	0.05%
82	0.32%
12	0.05%
n/a
20	0.08%
129	0.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,617	10.2
3,077	8.6
1,117	3.1
42	0.1

1,460	4.1
566	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
3,733	12.4
3,312	11.0
4,231	14.0
18	0.1

4,849	16.0
559	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
4,385	15.1
3,065	10.6
62	0.2
n/a

1,172	4.0
107	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

3,262	12.8
132	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Oconto County, WI

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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
47.5
7,736	19.5%
31,897	80.5%
8,500	21.4%

16,338
2.37

11,188	68.5%
9,263	82.8%
583	5.2%
5,150	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
8,432	22.4%
29,228	77.6%
6,022	16.0%

15,415
2.42

10,755	69.8%
8,928	83.0%
630	5.9%
4,660	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
9,190	25.8%
26,444	74.2%
5,385	15.1%

13,988
2.52

10,122	72.4%
8,620	85.2%
579	5.7%
3,866	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
8,226	27.2%
22,000	72.8%
4,980	16.5%

11,374
2.62

8,520	74.9%
7,420	87.1%
427	5.0%
2,854	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
8,909	30.8%
20,038	69.2%
4,334	15.0%

9,940
2.88

7,820	78.7%
6,959	89.0%
304	3.9%
2,120	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Oconto County, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	577	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	484	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	466	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	583	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	673	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	577	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	652	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	620	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	680	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,277	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,790	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,606	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,021	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,345	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,170	7.2%
$200,000 or more	817	5.0%

Median Household Income	73,611
Per Capita Income	37,124

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	837	5.1%
Public Assistance	254	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,503	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,791	76.2%
Unemployed	380	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	18,171	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	5,186	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,472	6,072	55.2%
Non-Profit	294	902	24.6%
Self-Employed	1,399	729	65.7%

Local Government	739	831	47.1%
State Government	177	210	45.7%
Federal Government	148	111	57.1%

Total Private + Self	8,871	6,801	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,358	2,054	39.8%
Total	10,229	8,855	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,735	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,178	16.6%
Professional, Technical	3,252	17.0%
Service Occupations	2,865	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	263	1.4%
All others	7,148	37.3%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,618	24.1%
Health care and social assistance	2,442	12.7%
Construction	2,111	11.0%
Retail trade	1,658	8.6%
Educational services	1,345	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	938	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	877	4.6%
Finance and insurance	850	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	651	3.4%
Other services	636	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	635	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	611	3.2%
Public administration	598	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	367	1.9%
Wholesale trade	329	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	204	1.1%
Utilities	158	0.8%
Information	123	0.6%
Management	17	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	552	1.41%
Puerto Rican	58	0.15%
Cuban	12	0.03%
Dominican	4	0.01%

Total Central American	111	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	28	0.07%
Honduran	9	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	74	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	74	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	76	0.19%
Filipino	30	0.08%
Chinese	27	0.07%
Indian	8	0.02%
Indonesian	6	0.02%
Burmese	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,356	97.7%
Spanish	482	1.3%
Other Asian	100	0.3%
German, other Germanic	93	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	77	0.2%
Other Indo-European	31	0.1%
Tagalog	27	0.1%
Other	24	0.1%
Chinese	19	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	16,324	41.8%
Polish	4,242	10.9%
Irish	3,541	9.1%
American	2,168	5.6%
English	2,014	5.2%
Norwegian	1,616	4.1%
French	1,599	4.1%
Belgian	1,263	3.2%
French Canadian	1,127	2.9%
Dutch	1,061	2.7%
Swedish	822	2.1%
Italian	799	2.0%
Czech	704	1.8%
European	352	0.9%
Danish	287	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	38,924	99.7%
Not a citizen	124	0.3%

Native	38,681	99.1%
Foreign-born	367	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
484	1.7%	1,697	5.9%	11,761	40.9%	9,841	34.2%	3,830	13.3%	1,161	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	484	1.7%
9-12 Years	1,697	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,761	40.9%
Some College	9,841	34.2%
Bach. Degree	3,830	13.3%
Grad Degree	1,161	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,521	13,376	1,145	7.9%	4.4%
1991	14,417	12,921	1,496	10.4%	5.4%
1992	14,311	13,087	1,224	8.6%	5.1%
1993	14,550	13,467	1,083	7.4%	4.3%
1994	14,813	13,811	1,002	6.8%	4.2%
1995	14,916	14,005	911	6.1%	3.7%
1996	15,110	14,197	913	6.0%	3.6%
1997	15,376	14,523	853	5.5%	3.5%
1998	15,781	14,984	797	5.1%	3.3%
1999	15,858	15,154	704	4.4%	3.1%

2000	19,425	18,745	680	3.5%	3.4%
2001	19,815	18,760	1,055	5.3%	4.4%
2002	19,935	18,693	1,242	6.2%	5.3%
2003	20,453	19,026	1,427	7.0%	5.6%
2004	20,605	19,307	1,298	6.3%	5.0%
2005	20,280	19,114	1,166	5.7%	4.8%
2006	20,581	19,348	1,233	6.0%	4.7%
2007	20,346	19,101	1,245	6.1%	4.8%
2008	20,337	19,040	1,297	6.4%	4.9%
2009	20,688	18,246	2,442	11.8%	9.0%

2010	21,337	19,085	2,252	10.6%	8.5%
2011	21,058	19,086	1,972	9.4%	7.6%
2012	20,629	18,927	1,702	8.3%	6.9%
2013	20,447	18,882	1,565	7.7%	6.7%
2014	20,321	19,079	1,242	6.1%	5.3%
2015	20,288	19,266	1,022	5.0%	4.4%
2016	20,406	19,527	879	4.3%	3.9%
2017	20,578	19,854	724	3.5%	3.3%
2018	20,687	20,001	686	3.3%	3.0%
2019	20,413	19,689	724	3.5%	3.3%

2020	20,241	18,962	1,279	6.3%	6.3%
2021	20,599	19,817	782	3.8%	3.8%
2022	20,593	19,952	641	3.1%	2.9%
2023	20,753	20,076	677	3.3%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	23,835
Median Value	$195,200

Occupied	16,338	68.5%
Vacant	7,497	31.5%

Owned	13,783	84.4%
Rented	2,555	15.6%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	19,600	82.2%
Detached	19,445	81.6%
Attached	155	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	814	3.4%
Mobile Homes	2,753	11.6%

Oconto County, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oconto County, WI

2022 Housing Data for Oconto County, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oconto County, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oconto County, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oconto County, WI

Historical Labor Force Data for Oconto County, WI