Oshkosh

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Oshkosh

Total population

67,241

Median home value

$198,800

24.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$60,711

Oshkosh$61k

National$74k

Weather79°F · Sunny

Coordinates44.02°, -88.56°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the western shore of Lake Winnebago, adjacent to the much less populous Town of Oshkosh in the north. The population was 66,816 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Oshkosh metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Winnebago County, had 171,730 residents. Oshkosh is included in the greater Fox Cities region of Wisconsin.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Oshkosh, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Hornswoggle

American professional wrestler

Lewis Hine

American sociologist and photographer (1874–1940)

Mark Gruenwald

American comic book writer (1953–1996)

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James Mulva

American businessman

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Mike Melvoin

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)

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Arthur C. Lichtenberger

American bishop (1900-1968)

Robert S. Vessey

American politician (1858-1929)

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Bobby Lewis

American musician and singer

Kevin B. MacDonald

American psychologist and academic

William A. Steiger

American politician (1938–1978)

William Everett Potter

American politician, Panama Canal Zone (1905-1988)

Mark Bunker

American television producer and journalist

Alice Washburn

American actress (1861-1929)

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Stevie Rachelle

German singer

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Abraham Lincoln Marovitz

United States federal judge (1905–2001)

Arlie Mucks

American discus thrower and shot putter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• rx-Lapham Good Oak 2026 Prescribed Fire, Waukesha, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-06 · 68 mi
• rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 81 mi
• Tyndall 469 & 143 RX Prescribed Fire, Mason, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-26 · 125 mi
• Peterson Road RX Prescribed Fire, Benzie, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 131 mi
• Lasso Loop RX Prescribed Fire, Benzie, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-10 · 131 mi
• Baldwin Fuels 6 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-23 · 133 mi
• Peacock 545 and 159 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-20 · 136 mi
• rx-Millville Oak Woodlands SNA South Prescribed Fire, Grant, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-29 · 137 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Oshkosh, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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