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Pepin County, WI

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

AI Overview

Pepin County is a small rural Wisconsin county of 7,372 residents with a low unemployment rate of 2.2% and a labor force participation rate of 61.6%, reflecting a modest but stable workforce. Median household income stands at $75,256 against a low cost of living, with median home values at $196,100 and median gross rent of just $860 per month, and an 83.5% homeownership rate. With 23.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median age of 46.0, the county posted a modest 1.5% population gain over five years alongside a poverty rate of 7.9%.

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

Population

7,372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,256

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,046 (94.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race128 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone99 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races68 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone48 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone31 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic173
  2. 2.Spanish99
  3. 3.Other Indo-European10
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

406

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,341

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance745
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)553
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)373
  4. 4.Construction (Group)344
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities288

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,227
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations734
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations674
  4. 4.Service Occupations483
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations435

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.90×)223
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)601
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.60×)132
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.43×)355
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$860/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999465 (18.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999299 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999253 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999213 (8.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999180 (7.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999166 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,741

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,519 (73.1%)
  • Worked At Home554 (16.1%)
  • Carpooled206 (6.0%)
  • Walked79 (2.3%)
  • Other53 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle26 (0.8%)

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.