Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oconto is worth considering.
Being a small city, Oconto does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Oconto with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oconto in 2022 was $32,627, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,508 for a family of four. However, Oconto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Oconto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oconto residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Oconto include German, Polish, English, French Canadian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Oconto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
