Oshkosh, Wisconsin demographics

Oshkosh, WI demographics: median age 34.4; 27.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Oshkosh city, Wisconsin · Incorporated city · GEOID 5560500. The survey estimates a population of 66,729 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Oshkosh is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 27,451 households (±602). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±1.0	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Under 18	11,550 ±757	17.3% ±1.1 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	22,270 ±1,024	33.4% ±1.5 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	22,618 ±898	33.9% ±1.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	10,291 ±703	15.4% ±1.1 pp	18.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Male	33,726 ±633	50.5% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	33,003 ±641	49.5% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
White alone	55,242 ±799	82.8% ±1.2 pp	80.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,397 ±442	5.1% ±0.7 pp	6.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	296 ±84	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,876 ±513	4.3% ±0.8 pp	3.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	66 ±73 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	643 ±200	1.0% ±0.3 pp	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,209 ±730	6.3% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	63,887 ±399	95.7% ±0.6 pp	92.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,842 ±400	4.3% ±0.6 pp	8.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,451
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,252 ±503	33.7% ±1.7 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,326 ±244	4.8% ±0.9 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,474 ±348	9.0% ±1.3 pp	9.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,396 ±657	37.9% ±2.2 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,003 ±462	14.6% ±1.7 pp	8.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,451
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,131 ±373	22.3% ±1.3 pp	26.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	21,320 ±732	77.7% ±2.1 pp	73.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,451
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,396 ±657	37.9% ±2.2 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,152 ±640	33.3% ±2.2 pp	37.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,549 ±396	12.9% ±1.4 pp	13.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,494 ±359	9.1% ±1.3 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,111 ±220	4.0% ±0.8 pp	4.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	464 ±149	1.7% ±0.5 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	285 ±120	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Native	64,224 ±426	96.2% ±0.6 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,505 ±429	3.8% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 63,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
English only	59,132 ±682	93.2% ±0.9 pp	91.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,263 ±319	2.0% ±0.5 pp	4.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	322 ±203 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	128 ±110 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	382 ±261 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	30 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	41 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	152 ±166 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	84 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,504 ±389	2.4% ±0.6 pp	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	128 ±157 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	236 ±187 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 43,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,996 ±379	6.9% ±0.9 pp	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,651 ±784	34.0% ±1.7 pp	29.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,648 ±726	20.1% ±1.7 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,026 ±549	11.7% ±1.3 pp	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,960 ±593	18.5% ±1.3 pp	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,829 ±471	8.9% ±1.1 pp	11.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 65,981
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Same house	53,809 ±1,214	81.6% ±1.8 pp	88.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,538 ±718	8.4% ±1.1 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,067 ±783	7.7% ±1.2 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,243 ±323	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	324 ±212 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.1% of Oshkosh residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.2% in Wisconsin and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	U.S.	Compared with Wisconsin
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±1.0 pp	90.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.9% ±0.7 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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