Oshkosh is a city of 66,729 people in Wisconsin. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4. The typical home is worth $177,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,465 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,188, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% 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 Oshkosh
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.6% → 27.3%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.9% → 4.3%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$128,404 → $177,700(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
Oshkosh's population equals 39% of Winnebago County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 60% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% 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)21%(680)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(588)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(1,042)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,243 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
Oshkosh, decade by decade
Oshkosh 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
55,006
$60,405
$128,404
19.6%
9.8
2000
62,916
$68,560
$155,752
23.1%
19.5
2010
66,083
$61,046
$170,327
21.8%
25.8
2020
66,816
$62,156
$162,656
26.4%
41.4
2024
66,729
$62,188
$177,700
27.3%
40.8
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.
