Oshkosh, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 63,679 (Urban population: 63,573, Rural population: 106 (all nonfarm))

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,359 (24,026 occupied: 13,833 owner occupied, 10,193 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1073 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $192,670.

Median contract rent in 2007: $483 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $583)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $518

Median gross rent in Oshkosh, WI in 2007: $560

Housing units in Oshkosh with a mortgage: 8,478 (986 second mortgage, 1,359 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,958

Oshkosh,WI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,961 (it was $85,500 in 2000)

Oshkosh:	$122,961
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,447 - $164,714

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $145,701
Here: $145,701
State: $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,438
Here: $124,438
State: $196,806

In 2-unit structures: $121,824
Here: $121,824
State: $167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $347,346
Here: $347,346
State: $190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,031
Here: $195,031
State: $174,098

Mobile homes: $29,254
Here: $29,254
State: $36,669

Household type by relationship

Households: 55,358

In family households: 41,245 (10,857 male householders, 2,892 female householders)
10,855 spouses, 14,630 children (13,545 natural, 330 adopted, 755 stepchildren), 303 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 254 other relatives, 1,006 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,113 (4,466 male householders (3,090 living alone)), 5,804 female householders (4,660 living alone)), 3,843 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,585 (3,708 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,405 2-persons, 3,074 3-persons, 2,661 4-persons, 1,057 5-persons, 291 6-persons, 261 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,750 1-person, 1,802 2-persons, 375 3-persons, 286 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

9,119 married couples with children.
3,107 single-parent households (701 men, 2,406 women).

93.2% of residents of Oshkosh speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,112 (3.4%)
(41.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oshkosh, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 85 3 rooms: 200 4 rooms: 1,177 5 rooms: 3,103 6 rooms: 3,812 7 rooms: 2,760 8 rooms: 1,538 9 or more rooms: 1,153

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oshkosh, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 168 2 rooms: 838 3 rooms: 2,096 4 rooms: 3,259 5 rooms: 2,264 6 rooms: 848 7 rooms: 377 8 rooms: 190 9 or more rooms: 153

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 402
1995 to 1998: 1,724
1990 to 1994: 1,843
1980 to 1989: 2,592
1970 to 1979: 3,029
1960 to 1969: 2,720
1950 to 1959: 2,700
1940 to 1949: 2,329
1939 or earlier: 8,020

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oshkosh:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 369 2 bedrooms: 2,948 3 bedrooms: 7,566 4 bedrooms: 2,550 5 or more bedrooms: 378

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oshkosh:
	no bedroom: 227 1 bedroom: 2,745 2 bedrooms: 5,019 3 bedrooms: 1,553 4 bedrooms: 544 5 or more bedrooms: 105

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oshkosh in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 600 1 vehicle: 4,352 2 vehicles: 6,647 3 vehicles: 1,824 4 vehicles: 347 5 or more vehicles: 63

Cars and other vehicles available in Oshkosh in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,182 1 vehicle: 4,967 2 vehicles: 3,007 3 vehicles: 665 4 vehicles: 297 5 or more vehicles: 75

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oshkosh, WI:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 26
$25,000 to $29,999: 38
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $49,999: 146
$50,000 to $59,999: 233
$60,000 to $69,999: 425
$70,000 to $79,999: 619
$80,000 to $89,999: 903
$90,000 to $99,999: 1307
$100,000 to $124,999: 3413
$125,000 to $149,999: 2450
$150,000 to $174,999: 1325
$175,000 to $199,999: 858
$200,000 to $249,999: 1165
$250,000 to $299,999: 448
$300,000 to $399,999: 272
$400,000 to $499,999: 86
$500,000 to $749,999: 90
$750,000 to $999,999: 23
$1,000,000 or more: 26

Oshkosh rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oshkosh:

Less than $100: 49 people
$100 to $149: 68
$150 to $199: 335
$200 to $249: 427
$250 to $299: 434
$300 to $349: 569
$350 to $399: 825
$400 to $449: 1,406
$450 to $499: 1,370
$500 to $549: 1,541
$550 to $599: 1,032
$600 to $649: 599
$650 to $699: 368
$700 to $749: 295
$750 to $799: 253
$800 to $899: 250
$900 to $999: 168
$1,000 to $1,249: 52
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 242

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 472 1990 to 1994: 276 1985 to 1989: 501 1980 to 1984: 241 1975 to 1979: 158 1970 to 1974: 87 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 311

Oshkosh, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.7%
Number of people working at home: 522 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1769
5 to 9 minutes: 7148
10 to 14 minutes: 7941
15 to 19 minutes: 5183
20 to 24 minutes: 3039
25 to 29 minutes: 1513
30 to 34 minutes: 2098
35 to 39 minutes: 492
40 to 44 minutes: 295
45 to 59 minutes: 542
60 to 89 minutes: 396
90 or more minutes: 379

Oshkosh mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 25,530 (82%)
Carpooled: 2,733 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 346 (1%)
Taxi: 68 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 230 (1%)
Walked: 1,771 (6%)
Other means: 106 (0%)
Worked at home: 522 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1869
$10,000 to $14,999: 1594
$15,000 to $19,999: 1885
$20,000 to $24,999: 2118
$25,000 to $29,999: 1902
$30,000 to $34,999: 1794
$35,000 to $39,999: 1480
$40,000 to $44,999: 1500
$45,000 to $49,999: 1469
$50,000 to $59,999: 2643
$60,000 to $74,999: 2457
$75,000 to $99,999: 1998
$100,000 to $124,999: 640
$125,000 to $149,999: 298
$150,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 or more: 211

First ancestries reported:

German: 26262

Other groups: 3938

Irish: 3189

Polish: 2466

United States or American: 2427

English: 2312

Norwegian: 1862

French (except Basque): 1059

Italian: 1016

Dutch: 781

Swedish: 627

French Canadian: 445

Danish: 372

Scottish: 322

Czech: 317

Scotch-Irish: 274

Austrian: 246

Russian: 236

Belgian: 202

Welsh: 193

Greek: 173

Swiss: 160

European: 148

Hungarian: 145

Finnish: 133

British: 114

Arab:: 98

Ukrainian: 96

Subsaharan African:: 87

Scandinavian: 82

Czechoslovakian: 77

Lebanese: 68

Canadian: 63

Lithuanian: 54

African: 48

Slovak: 35

Armenian: 34

Yugoslavian: 34

Iranian: 34

Croatian: 28

Luxemburger: 18

Romanian: 16

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 15

Nigerian: 14

South African: 11

Iraqi: 11

Northern European: 11

Slovene: 10

Portuguese: 10

Syrian: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Slavic: 7

Maltese: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

German Russian: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Jamaican: 7

Latvian: 7

Serbian: 6

Basque: 6

Celtic: 6

Icelander: 5

Ugandan: 5

Eastern European: 5

Pennsylvania German: 3

Other Arab: 3

Liberian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Laos (22%)
Mexico (14%)
Thailand (9%)
Germany (8%)
India (7%)
Korea (4%)
Russia (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 49967
Northeast: 1038
Midwest: 6224
South: 1848
West: 1435

46% of Oshkosh residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 132
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 497
9th grade: 568
10th grade: 759
11th grade: 770
12th grade, no diploma: 471
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,461
Less than 1 year of college: 1,313
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,493
Associate degree: 1,161
Bachelor's degree: 2,914
Master's degree: 877
Professional school degree: 328
Doctorate degree: 308

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 196
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 594
9th grade: 359
10th grade: 499
11th grade: 611
12th grade, no diploma: 489
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,329
Less than 1 year of college: 1,205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,365
Associate degree: 1,132
Bachelor's degree: 3,339
Master's degree: 790
Professional school degree: 129
Doctorate degree: 191

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 23.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,125
Black householders: $36,008
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,863
Asian householders: $54,520
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $54,853
Some other race householders: $31,828
Two or more races householders: $53,484
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,333

Oshkosh household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oshkosh household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Oshkosh household income for Two or more races householders

Oshkosh household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oshkosh marital status for males

Oshkosh marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,680
Black or African American householders: $128,426
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $104,840
Asian householders: $226,795
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $373,054
Some other race householders: $107,860
Two or more races householders: $381,108
Hispanic or Latino householders: $119,797

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,615
One, attached: 685
Two: 3,522
3 or 4: 1,426
5 to 9: 1,920
10 to 19: 1,275
20 to 49: 756
50 or more: 943
Mobile homes: 217

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,817

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oshkosh:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (27%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 743

Here:	12.6%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 321

Here:	9.9%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 365

Here:	4.6%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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