Oostburg is home to 3,058 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $246,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 1,509 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,857, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oostburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.8 → 45.9(+14.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.9% → 89.0%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Oostburg's population equals 2.6% of Sheboygan County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.7%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21%(29)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 138 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Oostburg, decade by decade
Oostburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,931
$75,473
$137,284
13.3%
2.7
2000
2,660
$86,472
$201,475
22.0%
4.7
2010
2,887
$78,140
$208,737
18.8%
13.2
2020
3,056
$77,560
$189,442
30.4%
21.3
2024
3,058
$87,857
$246,900
29.3%
25.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
