Fond du Lac

Population & Demographics

Fond du Lac, WI

Fond du Lac is home to 44,494 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,708 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
44,494
people
Population

44,494 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Fond du Lac population & demographics

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

Population
44,494
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$62,260
Median home value
$173,700
Median gross rent
$913/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.3%
Poverty rate
12.4%

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 Fond du Lac

How Fond du Lac 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).

White80.3%
Hispanic or Latino9.4%
Asian3.6%
Black3.0%
Two or more races3.0%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Fond du Lac

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 Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac at a glance
Employed Residents
22,708
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
29.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oshkosh
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac 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

76 / 100

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

Fond du Lac

22,708 commutes, one dot at a time

Fond du Lac

Where 22,708 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Fond du Lac, by worker count.

1Fond du Lac0.0 mi10,034
2Oshkosh18.0 mi1,233
3Madison68.0 mi436
4Milwaukee55.4 mi379
5Appleton34.2 mi372
6Green Bay55.4 mi278
7West Bend27.7 mi233
8Brownsville11.2 mi218

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Fond du Lac.

1Fond du Lac0.0 mi10,034
2Oshkosh18.0 mi1,490
3North Fond du Lac3.3 mi1,065
4Waupun17.7 mi558
5Milwaukee55.4 mi446
6Appleton34.2 mi397
7St. Peter6.5 mi349
8Sheboygan35.9 mi273

Top industries

The sectors that employ Fond du Lac’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%)
MFManufacturing23.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.9%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.1%
EDEducational Services6.9%
COConstruction5.8%
WSWholesale Trade4.2%
PAPublic Administration4.1%
FIFinance and Insurance4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Fond du Lac

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

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps86%
5 Gbps86%
8 Gbps74%
See all internet providers in Fond du Lac

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