COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Outagamie County

Wisconsin · 140,510 residents · 638 sq mi

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Outagamie County is home to 140,510 people in Wisconsin. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.2%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $63,900. That is roughly 15% ahead of the Wisconsin median. The population has fallen 13% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

140,510

−13%vs 2000

vs 160,971 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

638 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024193K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(11,485)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(11,551)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(10,935)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(9,823)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(10,027)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(25,618)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(21,046)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(13,739)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(10,602)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(8,701)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(5,375)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(1,608)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,770

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,613 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,893

−37%vs 2000

vs $21,943 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(149,644)

Black0.5%(846)

Hispanic / Latino2%(3,207)

Asian2.2%(3,564)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(136,205)

Black0.2%(249)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(993)

Asian1.2%(1,741)

Other1.6%(2,315)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(6,988)

Puerto Rican0.5%(906)

South American0.3%(621)

Central American0.3%(601)

Spaniard0.1%(273)

Venezuelan0.1%(231)

Guatemalan0.1%(211)

Cuban0.1%(195)

Colombian0.1%(183)

Honduran0.1%(148)

Argentine0.1%(140)

Salvadoran0.1%(127)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(124)

Nicaraguan0%(67)

Peruvian0%(31)

Panamanian0%(30)

Paraguayan0%(24)

Costa Rican0%(18)

Bolivian0%(12)

Asian origin

Hmong2.3%(4,475)

Asian Indian0.4%(855)

Chinese0.2%(457)

Filipino0.2%(375)

Vietnamese0.2%(298)

Korean0.1%(256)

Laotian0.1%(199)

Japanese0.1%(100)

Sri Lankan0%(42)

Thai0%(40)

Bangladeshi0%(29)

Burmese0%(28)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Taiwanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(89)

Fijian0%(15)

Samoan0%(13)

Ancestry

German41.9%(80,783)

Irish10.1%(19,533)

Dutch7.6%(14,693)

Polish6.5%(12,573)

English5.8%(11,114)

Norwegian3.6%(6,877)

American3.5%(6,741)

French3%(5,702)

Italian2.2%(4,175)

Swedish1.6%(3,112)

Scottish1%(1,999)

French Canadian1%(1,986)

+ 40 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian1%(1,871)

Czech0.8%(1,597)

Danish0.6%(1,140)

Finnish0.5%(1,024)

Subsaharan African0.4%(864)

Russian0.4%(703)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(548)

British0.3%(498)

Swiss0.2%(461)

Hungarian0.2%(428)

Greek0.2%(326)

Welsh0.2%(312)

Austrian0.2%(307)

Slovene0.1%(247)

Ukrainian0.1%(218)

West Indian0.1%(216)

Canadian0.1%(201)

Nigerian0.1%(198)

Croatian0.1%(196)

Arab0.1%(194)

Iranian0.1%(194)

Latvian0.1%(187)

Lebanese0.1%(174)

Slovak0.1%(163)

Lithuanian0.1%(153)

Bulgarian0.1%(141)

Serbian0.1%(137)

Jamaican0.1%(101)

Portuguese0%(96)

Brazilian0%(68)

Romanian0%(57)

Haitian0%(51)

Ethiopian0%(42)

Armenian0%(33)

Turkish0%(30)

Macedonian0%(14)

Australian0%(10)

Palestinian0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Syrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 11.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.4%(26,147)

Married55.7%(43,630)

Widowed2.4%(1,851)

Divorced8.5%(6,662)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(20,873)

Married54.6%(42,767)

Widowed7.4%(5,801)

Divorced11.3%(8,846)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.5%(2,190)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(1,754)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(3,055)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(531)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(87)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,949 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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