Oshkosh is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 62,943 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Oshkosh is the eighth largest community in Wisconsin. Oshkosh has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oshkosh is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oshkosh is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oshkosh who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.09%), sales jobs (10.76%), and management occupations (6.77%).

Oshkosh is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Oshkosh enrolled in college, Oshkosh has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Oshkosh spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Oshkosh Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Oshkosh who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.06% of adults in Oshkosh have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oshkosh in 2000 was $18,964, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,856 for a family of four.

The people who call Oshkosh home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oshkosh is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oshkosh include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Oshkosh is English. Some people also speak Spanish.