Oconto, Wisconsin
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Males: 2,315 | |
Females: 2,168 |
Median resident age: | |
Wisconsin median age: |
Zip codes: 54153.
Oconto: | $44,690 |
WI: | $56,811 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $25,484 (it was $20,717 in 2000)
Oconto city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $94,378 (it was $69,400 in 2000)
Oconto: | $94,378 |
WI: | $173,200 |
Median gross rent in 2016: $612.
Races in Oconto, WI (2016)
- 4,19493.1%White alone
- 1353.0%Hispanic
- 561.2%Two or more races
- 451.0%Black alone
- 310.7%American Indian alone
- 280.6%Asian alone
Races in Oconto detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (31.1%), American (12.0%), French (7.8%), Irish (5.6%), European (3.5%), Polish (2.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated in 1869
Elevation: 591 feet
Land area: 6.89 square miles.
Population density: 651 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Oconto:
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oconto city:
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 42.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 18.0%
89 residents are foreign born
This city: | 2.0% |
Wisconsin: | 4.8% |
According to our research of Wisconsin and other state lists there were 46 registered sex offenders living in Oconto, Wisconsin as of April 19, 2018.
The ratio of number of residents in Oconto to the number of sex offenders is 98 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,188 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,836 (2.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (26.9 miles
, pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (127.0 miles
, pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (211.0 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Little River, WI (2.2 miles ),
Pensaukee, WI (2.7 miles
),
Stiles, WI
(3.0 miles
),
Lena, WI (3.1 miles
),
Abrams, WI (3.4 miles
),
Grover, WI (3.5 miles
),
Peshtigo, WI
(3.6 miles
),
Oconto Falls, WI
(3.7 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $83,800
- 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $92,300
- 2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $140,100
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $143,600
- 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $104,500
- 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $206,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $170,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $163,300
Latitude: 44.89 N, Longitude: 87.87 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -2 (-0.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,023 (46.0%)
Area code: 920


Crime rates in Oconto by Year | ||||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rapes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 84.9 | 65.5 | 108.8 | 0.0 | 44.3 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Robberies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.5 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 |
Assaults | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
per 100,000 | 62.8 | 146.5 | 277.4 | 254.6 | 764.0 | 87.1 | 70.1 | 177.3 | 88.2 | 66.6 | 133.2 | 133.8 | 22.3 | 44.8 |
Burglaries | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
per 100,000 | 314.1 | 293.0 | 213.4 | 360.6 | 545.7 | 500.5 | 818.1 | 487.6 | 529.5 | 755.2 | 310.8 | 379.1 | 357.5 | 223.8 |
Theft | 195 | 205 | 159 | 177 | 185 | 132 | 180 | 108 | 97 | 146 | 124 | 102 | 134 | 100 |
per 100,000 | 4,082.9 | 4,290.5 | 3,392.4 | 3,754.8 | 4,038.4 | 2,872.7 | 4,207.6 | 2,393.6 | 2,139.9 | 3,243.0 | 2,752.5 | 2,274.8 | 2,993.7 | 2,238.1 |
Auto thefts | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
per 100,000 | 188.4 | 251.2 | 192.0 | 233.3 | 131.0 | 130.6 | 163.6 | 133.0 | 132.4 | 155.5 | 88.8 | 133.8 | 44.7 | 201.4 |
Arson | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 23.4 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 111.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 278.7) | 210.2 | 261.2 | 224.9 | 312.9 | 422.0 | 264.9 | 252.7 | 231.4 | 175.2 | 215.0 | 214.4 | 155.0 | 152.8 | 137.0 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Oconto detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.01 |
Wisconsin average: | 2.03 |
Oconto, Wisconsin accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 3.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+3.1%).
- Manufacturing (33%)
- Transportation and warehousing (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Retail trade (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Production occupations (28%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (4%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
Average climate in Oconto, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Oconto-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Oconto city center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 36.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Oconto-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 242.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 407.2 miles away from Oconto center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 443.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 349.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 217.8 miles away from Oconto center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 401.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oconto County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Bob McDougal - Football fullback, Deral Teteak - Football player, Red Mack - Football player.
Hospitals and medical centers in Oconto:
Airports and other landing facilities located in Oconto:
- Oconto-J Douglas Bake Municipal Airport (OCQ) (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 100, Itinerant Ops: 6,500, Local Ops: 5,000, Military Ops: 20)
- Sweetwater Bay Seaplane Base (30W)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oconto:
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 25 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,415)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 28 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 33 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Lawrence University (about 51 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 51 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 69 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lakeland College (about 73 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
Public high school in Oconto:
- OCONTO HIGH (Students: 301, Location: 1717 SUPERIOR AVE, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Oconto:
- OCONTO ELEMENTARY (Students: 357, Location: 810 SCHERER AVE, Grades: PK-4)
- OCONTO MIDDLE (Students: 327, Location: 400 MICHIGAN AVE, Grades: 5-8)
- OCONTO LITERACY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 104, Location: 810 SCHERER AVE, Grades: PK-2, Charter school)
- BAYSHORE COMMUNITY ACADEMY (Location: 400 MICHIGAN AVE, Grades: 5-8, Charter school)
Notable locations in Oconto: Oconto Utility Commission Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Municipal Wharf (B), Oconto Yacht Club (C), Municipal Wharf (D), Oconto County Jail (E), Oconto County Courthouse (F), Oconto City Hall (G), Farnsworth Public Library (H), Oconto Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Oconto include: First American Lutheran Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Oconto Gospel Chapel (C), Saint Joseph Church (D), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (E), Saint Peters Church (F), Trinity Lutheran Church (G), Zion Lutheran Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Lindsey Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Oconto include: Copper Culture Mounds State Park (1), Holtwood Park (2), Oconto Marsh State Game Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Beyer Home Museum (917 Park Avenue), Oconto County Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 917 Park Avenue).
Hotel: Days Inn of Hurley (850 10th Avenue North).
Courts: Oconto County - Oconto- Circuit Court- Family Court Commissioner (301 Washington Street), Circut Court (301 Washington Street), Oconto County - Circuit Court- Oconto- Register In Probate (301 Washington Street).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 62.6. This is about average.
City: | 62.6 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 34.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 34.5 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2002 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 10.3 |
U.S.: | 9.4 |
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.1% for Black residents, 70.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oconto, WI
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Wisconsin: |
Percentage of family households:
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Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Whole state: |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Oconto in 2010:
- 57 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 31 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 6 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Oconto in 2000:
- 72 people in nursing homes
- 34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 13 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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Banks with branches in Oconto (2011 data):
- Citizens Bank: Oconto Branch at 1035 Main Street, branch established on 1910/05/18. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $9,212.3 mil, Deposits: $7,452.0 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 220 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.
- The Stephenson National Bank and Trust: Oconto Branch at Bralick Way, branch established on 2001/09/04. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $291.8 mil, Deposits: $239.6 mil, headquarters in Marinette, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Stephenson National Bancorp, Inc.
Here: | 9.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 10.4 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Oconto city (based on Oconto County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,931 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,833 | 29 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,271 | 11 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
None | 19,624 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Oconto County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Oconto County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.2% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Oconto County: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 19.3% |
State: | 13.0% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 53.3% |
State: | 48.8% |
Oconto: | 51.5% |
Wisconsin: | 45.3% |
This city: | 28.5 |
Wisconsin: | 28.7 |
This city: | 21.4% |
Wisconsin: | 21.6% |
Here: | 10.5% |
State: | 10.5% |
Oconto: | 6.9 |
Wisconsin: | 6.8 |
Oconto: | 34.1% |
Wisconsin: | 33.9% |
Oconto: | 59.7% |
State: | 55.5% |
Here: | 78.7% |
Wisconsin: | 78.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Oconto, WI Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 1 | $5,960 | $71,520 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 4 | $12,815 | $38,445 | 11 | $3,536 |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,993 | |
Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $38,428 | $57,642 | 6 | $3,463 |
Firefighters | 8 | $42,989 | $64,484 | 12 | $4,499 |
Streets and Highways | 5 | $22,955 | $55,092 | 0 | $0 |
Airports | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,902 | |
Solid Waste Management | 4 | $14,101 | $42,303 | 2 | $775 |
Sewerage | 3 | $10,198 | $40,792 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,985 | |
Water Supply | 2 | $7,353 | $44,118 | 0 | $0 |
Local Libraries | 1 | $3,651 | $43,812 | 7 | $4,120 |
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 2 | $886 | |
Totals for Government | 36 | $158,450 | $52,817 | 48 | $25,159 |
Oconto government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $402,000 ($89.67)
General: $50,000 ($11.15)
Parks & Recreation: $41,000 ($9.15)
Air Transportation: $20,000 ($4.46)
Health - Other: $4,000 ($0.89)
Libraries: $3,000 ($0.67)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $697,000 ($155.48)
Fire Protection: $691,000 ($154.14)
Police Protection: $633,000 ($141.20)
Regular Highways: $584,000 ($130.27)
Water Utilities: $486,000 ($108.41)
Parks & Recreation: $304,000 ($67.81)
Central Staff Services: $196,000 ($43.72)
Solid Waste Management: $182,000 ($40.60)
Libraries: $180,000 ($40.15)
General - Other: $174,000 ($38.81)
Health Services - Other: $123,000 ($27.44)
Financial Administration: $120,000 ($26.77)
General Public Buildings: $54,000 ($12.05)
Air Transportation: $45,000 ($10.04)
Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000 ($7.14)
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000 ($4.68)
- General - Interest on Debt: $634,000 ($141.42)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $35,000 ($7.81)
Fire Protection: $25,000 ($5.58)
Central Staff: $3,000 ($0.67)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,557,000 ($347.31)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $137,000 ($30.56)
Oconto government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Air Transportation: $19,000 ($4.24)
- Charges - Sewerage: $852,000 ($190.05)
All Other: $157,000 ($35.02)
Parks & Recreation: $127,000 ($28.33)
Solid Waste Management: $85,000 ($18.96)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $52,000 ($11.60)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $167,000 ($37.25)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $232,000 ($51.75)
Interest Earnings: $149,000 ($33.24)
Special Assessments: $39,000 ($8.70)
Rents: $21,000 ($4.68)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $343,000 ($76.51)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,960,000 ($437.21)
Highways: $279,000 ($62.24)
All Other: $53,000 ($11.82)
- Tax - Property: $1,032,000 ($230.20)
NEC: $85,000 ($18.96)
Oconto government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,289,000 ($510.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,524,000 ($1901.41)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,171,000 ($1153.47)
Water Utilities: $2,344,000 ($522.86)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,151,000 ($925.94)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $118,000 ($26.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,490,000 ($1670.76)
Water Utilities: $2,660,000 ($593.35)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,054,000 ($458.18)
Water Utilities: $1,855,000 ($413.79)
Oconto government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,010,000 ($448.36)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,884,000 ($1089.45)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $803,000 ($179.12)
5.07% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,644 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.07% |
Wisconsin average: | 5.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Brown County, WI | |
from Marinette County, WI | |
from Shawano County, WI |
5.58% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,457 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.58% |
Wisconsin average: | 5.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Brown County, WI | |
to Marinette County, WI | |
to Shawano County, WI |
Strongest AM radio stations in Oconto:
- WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oconto:
- WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
- WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBDK (96.7 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRLU (104.1 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
TV broadcast stations around Oconto:
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Oconto fatal accident list:
Jul 16, 2005 02:47 PM, Y, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken persons involved: 1
Mar 24, 1993 00:51 AM, 22, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken persons involved: 1
Jun 6, 1991 08:35 PM, 22, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken persons involved: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 16Number of bridges
- 149m489ftTotal length
- 135,825Total average daily traffic
- 5,740Total average daily truck traffic
- 21980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 122000-2009
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Oconto)FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
3- 820 Arbutus Avenue (Lat: 44.896361 Lon: -87.865417), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 9.2 m, Call Sign: WQOU275
Assigned Frequencies: 72.1000 MHzGrant Date: 01/31/2012, Expiration Date: 01/31/2022, Certifier: Laura CormierRegistrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., 965 Wells Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (800) 537-0464 - Lat: 44.887222 Lon: -87.855556, Call Sign: WQSA330
Assigned Frequencies: 154.115 MHzGrant Date: 08/21/2013, Expiration Date: 08/21/2023, Certifier: Jeremy WusterbarthRegistrant: Portable Products Co., 1540 Capitol Dr., Ste 101, Green Bay, WI 54303-2235, Phone: (920) 496-0837, Email: - Lat: 44.889167 Lon: -87.865000, Call Sign: WQXB586
Assigned Frequencies: 453.037 MHz, 458.037 MHzGrant Date: 01/21/2016, Expiration Date: 01/21/2026, Certifier: Lisa MahoneyRegistrant: Nielson Communications, Inc, 645 Mike Mccarthy Way, Green Bay, WI 54304, Phone: (920) 494-1828, Fax: (920) 494-7391, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Call Sign: KR7647
Assigned Frequencies: 161.670 MHz, 161.730 MHzGrant Date: 08/14/2000, Expiration Date: 12/01/2020Registrant: Lamardo Inc., P.O. Box 197, Oconto, WI 54153
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:
4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Oconto)FAA Registered Aircraft:
10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Oconto)Drinking water stations with addresses in Oconto that have no violations reported:
- MOBIL E Z STOP (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NORTH SHORE RECREATION AREA (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TREPANIER LLC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OCONTO MOTEL INC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OCONTO CITY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 37
- Hazardous Condition: 11
- Service Call: 9
- Good Intent Call: 6
Incident types - Oconto
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
Businesses in Oconto, WI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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Ace Hardware | 1 | Hardee's | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 2 |
Oconto compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Total of 4 patent applications in 2008-2018.