Moving to Oconto, Wisconsin
Population: 4,708. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,564 (-3.1% change)
Males: 2,259 (48.0%), Females: 2,449 (52.0%)
Oconto County
Zip code: 54153
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $34,589
Median house value: $69,800
Population by Race
Races in Oconto:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (39.3%), French (16.8%), Polish (8.0%), French Canadian (6.3%), Irish (6.2%), United States (5.2%).
Elevation: 591 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oconto
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oconto city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+3.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Oconto:
- OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (405 FIRST ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oconto:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 21 miles; MARINETTE, WI)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; GREEN BAY, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oconto:
- MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 23 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; Abbreviation: MNM)
- AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: GRB)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 63 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oconto:
- J. DOUGLAS BAKE MEML. (about 3 miles; OCONTO, WI; Abbreviation: OCQ)
- SWEETWATER BAY (about 7 miles; OCONTO, WI; Abbreviation: 30W)
- JOHN ANTONNEAU MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: 8W1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oconto:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 28 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 36 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 54 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 74 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,103)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
Schools
Public high school in Oconto:
- OCONTO HI (Students: 487; Location: 1717 SUPERIOR AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oconto:
- OCONTO MID (Students: 406; Location: 400 MICHIGAN AVE; Grades: 05 – 08)
- OCONTO EL (Students: 388; Location: 810 SCHERER AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
Private primary/middle school in Oconto:
- HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 310 ARBUTUS STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
Libraries
Library in Oconto:
- FARNSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $175,487; Location: 715 MAIN ST.; 28,714 books; 435 audio materials; 2,088 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)