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Buffalo County, WI

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

AI Overview

Buffalo County is a small, rural Wisconsin county of 13,341 residents with an economy built around agriculture and goods production, reflected in a median household income of $70,479 and GDP per capita of $41,390. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.6% and labor force participation at 63.1%, while educational attainment skews toward vocational and technical credentials—only 22.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 92.0% have completed high school. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $197,600 and median gross rent of $822/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.3% over five years against a median age of 46.5.

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

Population

13,341

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,479

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,599 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race258 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races234 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone183 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone57 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone33 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish230
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic85
  3. 3.Other Indo-European25
  4. 4.Korean21
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

820

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,390

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,428
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,348
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)686
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining647
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities585

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,221
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,443
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,228
  4. 4.Service Occupations968
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations921

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.95×)644
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)1,343
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)515
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)530
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$197,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$822/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999685 (15.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999628 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999474 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999442 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999393 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999345 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,315 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home670 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled372 (5.6%)
  • Walked212 (3.2%)
  • Other74 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle33 (0.5%)

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.