Demographics of Oshkosh city, Wisconsin

Oshkosh city, Wisconsin had 67,460 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +525 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oshkosh city, in four figures

67,460
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 66,729 ±44.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +525 people.; 34.4 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,188 ±$2,750
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Oshkosh city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oshkosh city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Oshkosh city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oshkosh city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	66,935	100.0	100.0
2021	66,122	98.8	100.2
2022	66,468	99.3	100.7
2023	66,868	99.9	101.6
2024	67,123	100.3	102.5
2025	67,460	100.8	103.1

Population of Oshkosh city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	66,935	—
2021	66,122	−813
2022	66,468	+346
2023	66,868	+400
2024	67,123	+255
2025	67,460	+337

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±1.0: for men 34.5 ±0.9 and for women 34.2 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oshkosh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	3,310 ±370	5.0% ±0.6	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,240 ±660	12.3% ±1.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,069 ±865	18.1% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,287 ±776	27.4% ±1.2	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,532 ±711	21.8% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,291 ±703	15.4% ±1.1	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,188 ±$2,750, and income per person $33,003 ±$1,127, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oshkosh city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	4,536 ±556	16.5% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,058 ±574	22.1% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,612 ±546	20.4% ±1.9	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,001 ±442	14.6% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,890 ±551	17.8% ±2.0	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,475 ±296	5.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	879 ±200	3.2% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oshkosh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	10,618 ±1,231	17.5% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,360 ±424	20.9% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,804 ±844	18.9% ±2.2	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,454 ±308	10.7% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oshkosh city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oshkosh city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	29,423 ±508	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±1.3	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±1.3	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±1.8	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±2.2	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$177,700 ±$7,196	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$935 ±$23	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oshkosh city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,842 ±400	4.3% ±0.6	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,429 ±751	81.6% ±1.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,276 ±428	4.9% ±0.6	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,876 ±513	4.3% ±0.8	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	246 ±66	0.4% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	10 to 166	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,906 ±676	4.4% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oshkosh city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	50,856 ±1,008	76.2% ±1.5	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,796 ±900	19.2% ±1.3	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	572 ±186	0.9% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,505 ±429	3.8% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,212 ±275	1.8% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,293 ±331	1.9% ±0.5	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oshkosh city among the places of Wisconsin

9th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Oshkosh city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kenosha city	99,372 ±58
Racine city	77,633 ±47
Appleton city	75,023 ±435
Waukesha city	71,233 ±71
Eau Claire city	70,322 ±382
Oshkosh city	66,729 ±44
Janesville city	66,030 ±50
West Allis city	59,612 ±32
La Crosse city	51,356 ±92
Sheboygan city	49,645 ±92
Wauwatosa city	48,529 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Oshkosh city, Wisconsin

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 41 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 42 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 98 Places in Wisconsin by median rent
No. 100 Places in Wisconsin by median household income
No. 106 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026