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Calumet County, WI

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

AI Overview

Calumet County is a small, owner-occupied community of 52,626 residents on the western shore of Lake Winnebago, where an 80.7% homeownership rate and median home value of $252,100 point to a stable, largely settled workforce. The labor market is tight, with a 2.2% unemployment rate and 69.9% labor force participation, while median household income of $88,810 and median worker earnings of $51,217 reflect solid middle-income wages at relatively low cost. The county grew 5.7% over five years, 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and a poverty rate of just 5.7% rounds out a picture of a small, low-risk labor pool with affordable operating costs.

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

Population

52,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$88,810

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone46,733 (88.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,164 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone1,375 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,128 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone903 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone509 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,503
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island434
  3. 3.Other Indo-European349
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic202
  5. 5.Vietnamese101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,309

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,549

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,814

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,791
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,143
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,805
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,357
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,150

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,455
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,108
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,657
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,408
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,091

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.56×)7,349
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.63×)1,088
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.63×)753
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.98×)1,897
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.89×)1,208

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$252,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,002/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,915 (22.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,431 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,392 (14.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,954 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,523 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,081 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,217

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,841 (76.9%)
  • Worked At Home4,082 (14.4%)
  • Carpooled1,789 (6.3%)
  • Walked410 (1.4%)
  • Other157 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle57 (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.