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Barron County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Barron County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Barron County is a small north-central Wisconsin county of 46,741 residents with a modest 3.3% population gain over five years, anchored by an economy where median worker earnings run $39,049 against a median household income of $65,933. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 44.9, and just 22.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.7% have a high school diploma and unemployment stands at a low 3.1%. Housing costs remain well below national norms—median home value of $198,300 and median gross rent of $859/month—and a 77.4% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly settled, owner-occupant population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

46,741

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,933

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Barron County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone42,846 (91.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,186 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone874 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race797 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone618 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone281 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish906
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic282
  3. 3.Other Indo-European72
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)69
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,669

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,136

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,937

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,119
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,735
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,783
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,716
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,657

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,643
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,074
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,197
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,298
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,696

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.01×)1,093
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.08×)4,715
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)2,907
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.02×)1,607
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)1,038

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$198,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$859/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,197 (14.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,196 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,671 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,600 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,294 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,241 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,844 (74.8%)
  • Carpooled2,704 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,924 (8.5%)
  • Walked732 (3.3%)
  • Other168 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.