The Town Files

Outagamie County, Wisconsin

192,826 people. The median home is worth $267,300 (typical Wisconsin town: $256,000) and the median household earns $85,069.

Towns in Outagamie County

Towns in Outagamie County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Appleton75,644$231,400$80,48337.5
Grand Chute23,831$294,700$78,10539.2
Kaukauna17,089$225,700$80,36538.6
Little Chute11,619$245,800$87,53835.8
Kimberly7,320$228,100$70,45140.5
Buchanan6,857$335,400$105,47849.9
Freedom6,216$333,000$121,71138.0
Oneida4,579$267,600$76,65138.5
Combined Locks3,634$246,000$93,49044.5
Center3,622$354,500$114,82149.8
Seymour3,546$184,600$80,60237.3
Ellington3,174$352,000$94,30640.6
Hortonville3,028$263,900$82,06344.4
Dale2,869$357,400$126,25047.1

People and housing

Outagamie CountyTypical Wisconsin town
Median home value$267,300$256,000
Median rent$1,057$951
Median household income$85,069$82,217
Median age38.945.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%23.8%
Below the poverty line6.3%7.2%

Jobs and pay

108,592 jobs in 2024, average pay $61,834 a year.

Largest industries in Outagamie CountyManufacturing20,122 jobs · $73,256Health care & social assistan…14,145 jobs · $63,280Retail11,985 jobs · $35,443Hotels & restaurants8,922 jobs · $21,266Construction8,896 jobs · $89,620Administrative & support6,996 jobs · $51,495
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Outagamie County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 570 storm events in Outagamie County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Outagamie County by type since 1996Hail162Flood11Drought9Tornado23Dense Fog13High Wind12Heavy Snow29Flash Flood11Strong Wind17Winter Storm41
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Outagamie County has been included in 12 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 7, 2026TornadoDR-4949: Severe Storms And Tornadoes
June 30, 2026FloodDR-4923: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4520: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3454: Covid-19
August 27, 2019FloodDR-4459: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
September 13, 2005HurricaneEM-3249: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).