Gillett vs Oconto

A side-by-side comparison of Gillett and Oconto: population, income, housing, and more.

Gillett and Oconto are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oconto has the higher population (4,623 vs 1,333 in Gillett). Oconto has the higher median household income ($62,704 vs $55,323 in Gillett). Oconto has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $110,800 in Gillett).

Population, income & housing

	Gillett	Oconto
Population	1,333	4,623
Median age	36.4 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,323	$62,704
Median home value	$110,800	$133,900
Median gross rent	$758	$780
Housing units	607	2,203
Homeownership rate	80.4%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillett	Oconto
Population	1,166 → 1,333 (+14.3%)	4,482 → 4,623 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$44,881 → $55,323 (+23.3%)	$47,046 → $62,704 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $110,800 (+35.8%)	$92,400 → $133,900 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $758 (+20.1%)	$685 → $780 (+13.9%)

Gillett

Population

1,1661,333

Median household income

$44,881$55,323

Median home value

$81,600$110,800

Median gross rent

$631$758

Oconto

Population

4,4824,623

Median household income

$47,046$62,704

Median home value

$92,400$133,900

Median gross rent

$685$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillett	Oconto
Under 5	7.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	18.7%
75 and over	8.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillett	Oconto
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillett	Oconto
No high school diploma	11.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	51.4%	50.2%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillett	Oconto
Drove alone	73.5%	78.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	11.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.6%	6.3%
Other means	9.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillett	Oconto
1-unit, detached	78.3%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Gillett	Oconto
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1961	1963