1. Oconto County Demographics
2013 Community Health Improvement Process and Plan
Sharing this demographic data is important because a direct relationship exists between the socioeconomic status of a population and it’s health.
Studies show a strong link between SES and a person’s health and life expectancy.
People who are SE better off, typically do better on most measures of health.
SE factors that impact the health of a population is age composition, family structure, educational level, gender, race, ethnicity, and income.

2. 2000 and 2010 US Census Bureau 2000 Oconto County Population=35, Oconto County Population=37,660

3. Rural is defined by the U. S
Rural is defined by the U.S. Census as all territory located outside of urbanized areas and urban clusters.
Urbanized areas and urban clusters are geographic areas with a core population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile that are surrounded by areas with an overall population density of at least 500 people per square mile.

4. 2000 and 2010 US Census Bureau

5. Wisconsin County Health Rankings

6. 2012 County Health Rankings
Prose literacy measures how well you understand and use information found in newspapers, magazines, novels, brochures, manuals or flyers.
2012 County Health Rankings

7. This includes the income of the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over in the household, whether they are related to the householder or not.
2010 US Census Bureau

8. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

9. 2010 US Census Bureau

10. Top 25 Employers in Oconto County 2007 vs. 2012
1. Cruisers and Rampage
1. Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
2. Oconto Falls Public Schools
2. Community Memorial Hospital Inc.
3. Saputo Inc.
3. County of Oconto
4. Community Memorial Hospital
4. Cruisers Yachts and Rampage Sport Fishing
5. County of Oconto
5. Oconto Public School
6. Unlimited Services of Wisconsin
6. Unlimited Services of Wisconsin Inc.
7. Oconto Public School
7. Oconto Falls Public School
8. CESA 8
9. Sharpe Care
9. Visions of NEW LLC
10. Gillett Public School
11. Woodland Village
11. Beyond Abilities LLC
12. Nercon Oconto Conveyor
12. Diversified Woodcrafts Inc.
13. TRM Inc.
13. City of Oconto
14. Visions of Oconto County LLC
14. Sharpe Care Nursing and Rehabilitation
15. Thompson Foods Inc.
15. Graphic Management Speciality
16. Oconto Falls Tissue Inc.
16. ST Paper LLC
17. Lena Public School
17. Piggly Wiggly
18. Suring Public School
18. Woodland Village Inc.
19. Piggly Wiggly
19. Lena Public School
20. City of Oconto
20. Thompson Foods Inc.
21. Diversified Woodcrafts Inc.
21. Nercon Oconto Conveyor
22. Nicolet Plastics Inc.
22. Seneca Foods Corp.
23. Northport Corp of St. Cloud
23. Nicolet Plastics Inc.
24. Graphic Management Speciality
24. NEWCAP Inc.
25. The Woodlands of Oconto Inc.
25. Suring Public School
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

11. 2012 County Health Rankings High Housing Costs=Paying 30% or more of total household income on housing costs.

12. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
This is the percentage of children who are approved for free or reduced meals at each Oconto County public school district.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

13. Wisconsin County Health Rankings

14. Wisconsin County Health Rankings

15. Healthiest Wisconsin 2020 Health Focus Areas
Alcohol and drug use
Chronic disease prevention and management
Communicable diseases
Environmental and occupational health
Healthy growth and development
Injury and violence prevention
Mental health
Nutrition and healthy foods
Oral health
Physical activity
Reproductive and sexual health
Tobacco use and exposure
We will the state health plan focus areas to present Oconto County and Wisconsin health data in future meetings.
Please review these health focus areas and contact us with specific data points you would like to see presented.
We will most likely not be able to present all requests. The data may not exist for Oconto County.