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Oneida County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Oneida County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Oneida County is a small north-central Wisconsin county of 38,007 residents with a median age of 52.7 years and a labor force participation rate of 54.7%, reflecting a largely retired or semi-retired population base. The available workforce skews toward practical skills, with 95.7% holding a high school diploma but only 28.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $40,528 against a low unemployment rate of 2.2%. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $227,500 and median gross rent of $868/month—and the county posted 7.5% population growth over five years, with an 84.0% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of just 8.2%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

38,007

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,371

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.5% since 2018

Oneida County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,797 (93.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races829 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race673 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone302 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone196 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone183 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish255
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic118
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island115
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic78
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,814

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,752

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,160

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,619
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,546
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,195
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,599
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,506

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,258
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,745
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,962
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,616
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,881

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)2,342
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)520
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)1,028
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)2,237
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.11×)307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$227,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$868/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,143 (14.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,049 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,396 (9.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,330 (9.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,267 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,026 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,528

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,082 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,797 (10.5%)
  • Carpooled1,529 (8.9%)
  • Walked516 (3.0%)
  • Other114 (0.7%)
  • Taxi47 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.