What is the median household income in the Town of Oconto, WI?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Oconto, WI, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Oconto, WI is $93,125 (±$12,101) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,054 a month would take about $42,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Oconto, the median household income went from $70,125 in 2015–2019 to $93,125 in 2020–2024 (+32.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $93,125 (±$12,101)
Income to afford median rent: about $42,200

Income in the Town of Oconto against Oconto County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Oconto	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Median household income	$93,125 (±$12,101)	$75,049 (±$2,860)	$77,485 (±$455)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$40,972 (±$6,971)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,095 (±$11,129)	$82,182 (±$3,549)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,054 (±$236)	$791 (±$30)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In the Town of Oconto, median household income is higher than in Oconto County ($75,049).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin ($77,485).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Oconto County, the Town of Oconto ranks 4 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 481 of 1,844.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Oconto

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,054 a month ($12,648 a year) needs an income of about $42,200 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$70,125 (±$10,383)	$93,125 (±$12,101)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$845 (±$179)	$1,054 (±$236)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$172,200 (±$17,367)	$275,000 (±$32,732)	+59.7%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Town of Oconto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oconto
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Oconto	—	$93,125 (±$12,101)	—
Oconto	3.6 mi	$61,506 (±$10,996)	Lower
Town of Little River	5.9 mi	$92,292 (±$14,287)	Not measurably different
Town of Stiles	6.1 mi	$81,339 (±$6,679)	Not measurably different
Town of Pensaukee	6.5 mi	$80,298 (±$7,526)	Not measurably different
Lena	6.8 mi	$56,583 (±$8,646)	Lower
Town of Lena	9.0 mi	$90,650 (±$11,478)	Not measurably different
Town of Abrams	9.1 mi	$103,750 (±$12,076)	Not measurably different
Oconto Falls	9.7 mi	$51,228 (±$4,607)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oconto, WI ($61,506), Lena, WI ($56,583), Oconto Falls, WI ($51,228).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Oconto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Town of Little Suamico	$112,391 (±$10,697)
2	Town of Abrams	$103,750 (±$12,076)
3	Town of Chase	$102,634 (±$10,312)
4	Town of Oconto	$93,125 (±$12,101)
5	Town of Morgan	$92,500 (±$18,368)
6	Town of Little River	$92,292 (±$14,287)
7	Town of Oconto Falls	$91,597 (±$15,150)
8	Town of Lena	$90,650 (±$11,478)
9	Town of Townsend	$87,857 (±$11,956)
10	Town of Stiles	$81,339 (±$6,679)

Showing 10 of 28 places in Oconto County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Oconto

What is the median household income in the Town of Oconto?

The median household income in the Town of Oconto is $93,125 (±$12,101) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Oconto?

About $42,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,054 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Oconto kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Oconto, the median household income went from $70,125 in 2015–2019 to $93,125 in 2020–2024 (+32.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Oconto town, Oconto County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:59375, in state:55 county:083).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.