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Oshkosh, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oshkosh, WI: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 80,708. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OSHKOSH-WI · Oshkosh, WI 3 ZIPs · 80,708 pop · #11718/25278 · Winnebago County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,582
  • RANK-MID #11718/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Menasha
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 80,708
  • SPREAD-MOD 54901→54904
  • HOME-MID $209,833

Nearest income peer: Menasha, WI ( $4,386 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Oshkosh

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oshkosh on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Oshkosh, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
80,708
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,582
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 54901 (37,710 residents). Household income $73,582 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.9%) for this income tier, rent $933 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Wisconsin, Clam Lake is the closest lower-income city and Brillion the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oshkosh.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Oshkosh differ

Oshkosh's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $61,794 in ZIP 54901 to $93,341 in ZIP 54904, while home values span $170,800 in 54902 to $281,000 in 54904. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

54901 to 54904

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

54902 to 54904

Poverty-rate spread
15.5 points

54904 to 54901

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 54901 skews compact Oshkosh

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 54901 covers about 47% of Oshkosh's 80,708 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Oshkosh

Citywide ZBP: 1,771 establishments, 35,295 employees , annual payroll $1,812,456k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54901 (705 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (255) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Oshkosh, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Winnebago County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Oshkosh. See the Winnebago County roll-up →

Oshkosh sits in the lower half of Winnebago County on income: Appleton, Neenah and Omro report more, Menasha and Waukau report less. Butte Des Morts marks the far end of that range at $128,523, 75% above Oshkosh.

Side-by-side: Compare 54901 vs 54902 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54901 37,710 $61,794 705 873
54902 22,375 $65,612 523 246
54904 20,623 $93,341 543 107
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Oshkosh roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Oshkosh, .