Gillett vs Oconto Falls

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

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

Oconto Falls has the higher population (2,979 vs 1,333 in Gillett). Gillett has the higher median household income ($55,323 vs $47,786 in Oconto Falls). Oconto Falls has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $110,800 in Gillett).

Population, income & housing

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
Population	1,333	2,979
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,323	$47,786
Median home value	$110,800	$145,100
Median gross rent	$758	$670
Housing units	607	1,463
Homeownership rate	80.4%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
Population	1,166 → 1,333 (+14.3%)	2,812 → 2,979 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$44,881 → $55,323 (+23.3%)	$46,335 → $47,786 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $110,800 (+35.8%)	$109,900 → $145,100 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $758 (+20.1%)	$575 → $670 (+16.5%)

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 Falls

Population

2,8122,979

Median household income

$46,335$47,786

Median home value

$109,900$145,100

Median gross rent

$575$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
Under 5	7.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	20.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	6.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.8%
75 and over	8.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.6%
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%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	51.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
Drove alone	73.5%	82.4%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	6.9%
Other means	9.9%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
1-unit, detached	78.3%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Gillett	Oconto Falls
Poverty rate	11.0%	15.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1961	1969