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Chippewa County, WI

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

AI Overview

Chippewa County's economy supports a population of 67,323 that has grown 4.6% over five years, with a median household income of $74,680 and a low unemployment rate of 3.0%. The workforce skews toward trade and technical occupations, with 93.5% holding a high school diploma but only 24.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $42,645. Housing costs remain relatively contained, with a median home value of $237,700 and median gross rent of $963 per month, alongside a 74.6% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of just 9.2%.

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

Population

67,323

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$74,680

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone61,893 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,363 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,101 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone967 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone881 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone370 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish948
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic666
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island334
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic82
  5. 5.Other Indo-European82

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,194

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,817

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,212

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,158
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,256
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,178
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,509
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,096

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,398
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,548
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,383
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,342
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,550

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.68×)5,556
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.54×)815
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)4,722
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)8,271
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.06×)2,429

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$237,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$963/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,853 (19.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,962 (14.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,409 (12.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,100 (10.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,606 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,553 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,645

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,737 (75.7%)
  • Worked At Home3,826 (11.7%)
  • Carpooled2,910 (8.9%)
  • Walked571 (1.7%)
  • Other301 (0.9%)
  • Taxi171 (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.