Outagamie County, WI

County

2024 Population

192,826

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

0.517% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.29%

1.96% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$85,069

2.67% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Outagamie County, WI is home to a population of 193k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.31% of Outagamie County, WI residents were born outside of the country (8.31k people).

In 2024, there were 22.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (164k people) in Outagamie County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.14k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.12k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Outagamie County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Outagamie County, WI was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Outagamie County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Outagamie County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
164k ± 361
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.14k ± 385
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.12k ± 582

5.28%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

5.28% of the people in Outagamie County, WI are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Outagamie County, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

4.31%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.31k people

4.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.7k people

As of 2024, 4.31% of Outagamie County, WI residents (8.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Outagamie County, WI was 4.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Outagamie County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,905 ± 360
Gulf War (2001-)
2,190 ± 297
Gulf War (1990s)
1,179 ± 201

Outagamie County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Outagamie County, WI.

Health

96% of the population of Outagamie County, WI has health coverage, with 60% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Outagamie County, WI see 1,107 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,107 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1124 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 339 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,107 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Outagamie County, WI

Primary care physicians in Outagamie County, WI see an average of 1,107 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,107 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Outagamie County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.04%

Uninsured

60%

Employer Coverage

10.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

1.35%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Outagamie County, WI declined by 8.01% from 4.39% to 4.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Outagamie County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.61 in Outagamie County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Outagamie County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.5% in Outagamie County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Outagamie County, WI.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.21% in Outagamie County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Outagamie County, WI.

Economy

The economy of Outagamie County, WI employs 103k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Outagamie County, WI were Manufacturing (22,564 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,326 people), and Retail Trade (10,072 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($121,346), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($85,893), and Utilities ($83,319).

Employment

Occupations

103k

2024 Value

± 2,331

0.462%

1 Year growth

± 3.17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Outagamie County, WI grew at a rate of 0.462%, from 103k employees to 103k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Outagamie County, WI, are Production Occupations (11,648 people), Management Occupations (11,067 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,896 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Outagamie County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

103k

2024 Value

± 2,331

0.462%

1 Year growth

± 3.17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Outagamie County, WI grew at a rate of 0.462%, from 103k employees to 103k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Outagamie County, WI, are Manufacturing (22,564 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,326 people), and Retail Trade (10,072 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Outagamie County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Outagamie County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,612

Median earning men ± $1,379

$41,683

Median earning women ± $824

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,589), Public Administration ($77,214), and Wholesale Trade ($71,389).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,964), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,198), and Construction ($54,635).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

373
Construction
288
Other Services (except Public Administration)
235
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.34M
Manufacturing
$799k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$748k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Outagamie County, WI in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 6,392 male students and 5,813 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Outagamie County, WI are White (2,734 and 73.2%), Unknown (364 and 9.75%), Hispanic or Latino (246 and 6.59%), and Asian (177 and 4.74%).

The largest universities in Outagamie County, WI by number of degrees awarded are Fox Valley Technical College (3,249 and 85.3%), Lawrence University (418 and 11%), and Academy of Beauty Professionals (74 and 1.94%).

The most popular majors in Outagamie County, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (402 and 10.6%), Welding Technology (217 and 5.7%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (178 and 4.67%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $56,670.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Outagamie County, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 12,205 (52.4% men and 47.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 12,205 students enrolled in Outagamie County, WI, 52.4% men and 47.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,575 records, of which 47.9% were women and 52.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
106 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
77 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
69 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Outagamie County, WI was Registered Nursing with 106 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Outagamie County, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Fox Valley Technical College
3,249 degrees awarded
Lawrence University
418 degrees awarded
Academy of Beauty Professionals
74 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fox Valley Technical College with 3,249 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,834 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Outagamie County, WI, which is 0.929 times less than the 1,974 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,734 degrees mean that there were 7.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 364 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($56,670) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($555) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,062) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Outagamie County, WI was $267,300 in 2024, which is 0.803 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $244,100 to $267,300, a 9.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Outagamie County, WI is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Outagamie County, WI have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Outagamie County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.39% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.91%.

Housing

Property

$267,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,297

$56,026

Median Property Taxes

±$1,435

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Outagamie County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Outagamie County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Outagamie County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Outagamie County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,069

Median Household Income

± $2,076

78.4k

Number of Households

± 1,956

In 2024, the median household income of the 78.4k households in Outagamie County, WI grew to $85,069 from the previous year's value of $82,857.

The following chart displays the households in Outagamie County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Outagamie County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Worked At Home (11.5%)
Carpooled (7.12%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Outagamie County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Outagamie County, WI have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.77% of the workforce in Outagamie County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Outagamie County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Outagamie County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Outagamie County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.39% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.91%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Outagamie County, WI (11.9k out of 190k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Outagamie County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 6.4% of the children was living in poverty in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 153 in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 7.06% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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