Oconto County, Wisconsin QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Oconto County Wisconsin
?  Population, 2000 35,6345,363,675
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 17.9%9.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.7%6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.7%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.1%13.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.8%88.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%5.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%0.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.9%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.7%50.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.7%3.6%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.4%87.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 13,7152,432,154
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,683548,970
?  Housing units, 2000 19,8122,321,144
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 83.0%68.4%
?  Households, 2000 13,9792,084,544
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.522.50
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 34.1%33.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $33,910$39,800
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 8.8%9.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.3%14.3%

Business QuickFacts Oconto County Wisconsin
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 841138,635
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 8,2502,319,343
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 22.5%19.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,821255,299
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 297,680117,382,992
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 178,59650,520,463
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,353$9,715
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA7,619
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 57399,357
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 49935,570
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 119,40222,603,768
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 991201,633

Geography QuickFacts Oconto County Wisconsin
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 99854,310
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 35.798.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown