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Oshkosh, WI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oshkosh is $22,367, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Oshkosh median household income is $42,860, which has grown by 13.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Oshkosh residents spend 16.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #453

Oshkosh, WI	22,367 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	22,213 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	27,373 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	17,718 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #466

Oshkosh, WI	42,860 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	55,461 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #399

Oshkosh, WI	13.88%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oshkosh, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.71%	$8,774, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.49%	$16,980, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.59%	$2,906, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.73%	$17,664, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	59,818 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	70,840 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$43,562, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$24,821, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,833, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$26,625, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,077, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,750, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,875, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$23,194, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,470, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,031, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$28,519, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	55,412, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	28,531, 51.49%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,652, 61.87%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	59, 0.21%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,593, 61.66%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16,562, 94.14%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,031, 5.86%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,879, 38.13%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	26,881, 48.51%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	17,448, 64.91%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	17,448, 64.91%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	16,188, 92.78%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,260, 7.22%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,433, 35.09%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	32,278, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	26,726, 82.80%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,715, 8.41%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	560, 1.73%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	1,003, 3.11%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	617, 1.91%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	657, 2.04%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oshkosh, WI	16.6 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,750	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	16,562, 50.57%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,794, 22.91%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,968, 17.92%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,776, 16.76%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	98, 0.59%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	612, 3.70%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,405, 32.63%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	16,188, 49.43%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,855, 29.99%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,450, 27.49%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,605, 34.62%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.14%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 0.11%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,220, 7.54%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,750, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	153, 0.47%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	775, 2.37%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,087, 21.64%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	729, 2.23%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,677, 14.28%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,087, 3.32%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	455, 1.39%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,501, 4.58%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,492, 7.61%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,988, 21.34%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,103, 12.53%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,226, 3.74%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,477, 4.51%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oshkosh, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,090	18.91%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,361	10.14%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.