Oshkosh

Population & Demographics

Oshkosh, WI

Oshkosh is home to 66,729 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 31,749 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,729
people
Population

66,729 residents

Median age 34.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Oshkosh population & demographics

Who lives in Oshkosh — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
66,729
Median age
34.4yrs
Median household income
$62,188
Median home value
$177,700
Median gross rent
$935/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.4%
Poverty rate
17.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Oshkosh

How Oshkosh breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White81.6%
Black4.9%
Two or more races4.4%
Asian4.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Oshkosh

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Oshkosh.

Oshkosh at a glance
Employed Residents
31,749
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
42.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Appleton
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Oshkosh proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Oshkosh commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Oshkosh

31,749 commutes, one dot at a time

Oshkosh

Where 31,749 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Oshkosh, by worker count.

1Oshkosh0.0 mi13,517
2Appleton18.7 mi1,566
3Neenah11.1 mi1,527
4Fond du Lac18.0 mi1,490
5Fox Crossing14.6 mi873
6Madison77.9 mi640
7Milwaukee73.3 mi572
8Green Bay43.3 mi502

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Oshkosh.

1Oshkosh0.0 mi13,517
2Appleton18.7 mi1,793
3Neenah11.1 mi1,415
4Fond du Lac18.0 mi1,233
5Fox Crossing14.6 mi760
6Omro9.2 mi630
7Menasha14.5 mi619
8Milwaukee73.3 mi613

Top industries

The sectors that employ Oshkosh’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing20.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.9%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.8%
EDEducational Services7.3%
PAPublic Administration7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.6%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Oshkosh

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps36%
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