Oostburg vs Sheboygan Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Oostburg and Sheboygan Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheboygan Falls has the higher population (8,190 vs 3,077 in Oostburg). Oostburg has the higher median household income ($87,276 vs $68,264 in Sheboygan Falls). Oostburg has the higher median home value ($230,400 vs $205,400 in Sheboygan Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
Population	3,077	8,190
Median age	44.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,276	$68,264
Median home value	$230,400	$205,400
Median gross rent	$931	$861
Housing units	1,253	3,870
Homeownership rate	84.5%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
Population	2,990 → 3,077 (+2.9%)	7,893 → 8,190 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $87,276 (+42.5%)	$57,552 → $68,264 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $230,400 (+50.3%)	$146,900 → $205,400 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $931 (+25.0%)	$764 → $861 (+12.7%)

Oostburg

Population

2,9903,077

Median household income

$61,250$87,276

Median home value

$153,300$230,400

Median gross rent

$745$931

Sheboygan Falls

Population

7,8938,190

Median household income

$57,552$68,264

Median home value

$146,900$205,400

Median gross rent

$764$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
Under 5	5.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.8%
75 and over	9.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
Drove alone	81.3%	73.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
1-unit, detached	66.7%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	12.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Oostburg	Sheboygan Falls
Poverty rate	5.1%	6.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1981	1982