Brown County vs. Oconto County

	Brown County (WI)	Oconto County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	263,378	37,830
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.2%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	248,007	37,660
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	248,007	37,660
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.8%
White alone, percent	87.9%	96.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.0%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.3%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.8%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.6%	94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,838	3,230
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	110,388	24,331
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	83.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,000	$155,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,358	$1,251
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$515	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$772	$667
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.5%	5.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,007	152
Households, 2014-2018	104,133	15,940
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.8%	3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.4%	85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.6%	16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.3%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	479,235	29,125
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,446,167	111,068
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,068,429	522,294
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,360,798	54,947
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,686,213	261,091
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,568	$6,973
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.9	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,963	$57,105
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,213	$29,392
Persons in poverty, percent	8.6%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,580	775
Total employment, 2017	144,871	7,102
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,991,748	239,814
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	14,055	2,349
All firms, 2012	17,911	2,901
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,125	1,467
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,811	627
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,069	43
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,019	2,782
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,821	136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,840	2,591
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	3.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	468.2	37.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	529.71	997.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brown county (WI) and Oconto county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.