Oshkosh is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 66,184 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Oshkosh is the ninth largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oshkosh is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oshkosh is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oshkosh who work in office and administrative support (10.83%), sales jobs (10.33%), and management occupations (7.66%). Also of interest is that Oshkosh has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Oshkosh, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Oshkosh provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. One of the benefits of Oshkosh is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.47 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of Oshkosh is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.32% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oshkosh in 2022 was $32,748, 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 $130,992 for a family of four. However, Oshkosh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oshkosh is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oshkosh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oshkosh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oshkosh include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Oshkosh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
