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Outagamie County, WI

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

AI Overview

Outagamie County, home to roughly 195,000 residents, has added population at a 3.7% clip over five years and maintains a low unemployment rate of 3.0% alongside a strong labor force participation rate of 69.7%. Median household income stands at $85,069—well above national median levels—while housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $244,100 and median gross rent of $998 per month. The workforce skews toward broad credential attainment, with 94.8% holding at least a high school diploma and 32.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a mean commute of just 20.5 minutes points to a compact, locally oriented labor market.

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

Population

195,390

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$85,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone165,450 (85.8%)
  • Asian Alone7,230 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,682 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,620 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,434 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,138 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,344
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,541
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic692
  4. 4.Other Indo-European637
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)378

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,949

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,405

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$45,323

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)22,564
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance21,399
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)10,072
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,701
  5. 5.Construction (Group)7,472

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations41,590
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations19,874
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,219
  4. 4.Service Occupations13,591
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations9,068

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.19×)22,428
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.33×)3,151
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.10×)7,813
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.05×)7,176
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 0.94×)1,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$244,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$998/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99911,520 (20.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9999,063 (16.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,988 (14.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,891 (10.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,793 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,136 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone79,061 (77.8%)
  • Worked At Home11,724 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled7,234 (7.1%)
  • Walked1,961 (1.9%)
  • Other658 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit533 (0.5%)

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.