What is the population of Oconto Falls city?

Oconto Falls city has 2,979 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #218 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Oconto Falls city?

Median household income in Oconto Falls city is $47,786 a year, 39.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Oconto Falls city?

Median gross rent is $670 a month and the median home value is $145,100, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.

Is Oconto Falls city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Oconto Falls city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Oconto Falls, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin (Oconto Falls, WI — Census place “Oconto Falls city”) is 2,979 residents, ranking #218 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $47,786, the median home is worth $145,100 and median gross rent runs $670 a month. Looking for the Oconto Falls Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Oconto Falls, WI: 54154.

Population: 2,979Oconto Falls city residents
Median household income: $47,786Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $145,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $670Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 58.1%Owner-occupied households

Oconto Falls ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Oconto Falls.

The Oconto Falls WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

54154

What the numbers mean in Oconto Falls city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Oconto Falls city median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 58.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Oconto Falls city, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Oconto Falls city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,979 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #218 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Oconto Falls city earn a median of $47,786 a year, 39.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Oconto Falls city is valued at $145,100, 52.2% below the national figure and 32% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $670 a month, 52.3% below the national figure, or roughly $8,040 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Oconto Falls city?: Oconto Falls city has 2,979 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #218 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Oconto Falls city?: Median household income in Oconto Falls city is $47,786 a year, 39.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Oconto Falls city?: Median gross rent is $670 a month and the median home value is $145,100, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
Is Oconto Falls city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Oconto Falls city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Oconto Falls city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.