Oconto, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oconto	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$36,125	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$74,436	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,435	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,007	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,657	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,337	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.9%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oconto is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oconto is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oconto is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oconto is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,619 $74,436 $148,872

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Oconto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.2%	9.2%
Manufacturing sector	39.9%	39.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	7.0%	7.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	16.1%	16.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Abrams, WI	416	$118,555	45.8%
Lena, WI	623	$84,267	3.6%
Peshtigo, WI	3,466	$79,287	2.5%
Pound, WI	404	$78,706	3.2%
Little Sturgeon, WI	185	$77,141	5.2%
Oconto, WI	4,643	$74,436	8.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Greeley, WY	4,643	$68,070	16.3%
Wamego, KS	4,642	$79,913	1.7%
Aurora, NE	4,642	$96,368	18.5%
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC	4,642	n/a
Woodlands County, AB	4,642	n/a
Oconto, WI	4,643	$74,436	8.5%

Source: The Oconto, WI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.