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Price County, WI

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

AI Overview

Price County is a small, rural Wisconsin county of 14,077 residents with an economy rooted in its natural-resource and goods-producing base, reflected in a GDP per capita of $41,056 against median worker earnings of $38,655. The labor pool is limited—53.1% participation rate—with 93.3% holding a high school diploma but only 17.1% holding a bachelor's degree, keeping labor costs relatively low alongside a median home value of $146,000 and median gross rent of $801 per month. The county posted 4.4% population growth over five years despite a median age of 52.6 and a 2.8% unemployment rate, with an 81.9% homeownership rate signaling a stable, long-tenured resident base.

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

Population

14,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,546

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,170 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races503 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race149 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone85 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone78 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone77 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish98
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island84
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic72
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic20
  5. 5.Other Indo-European9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,139

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,056

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,095

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,814
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,100
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)561
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities391
  5. 5.Construction (Group)360

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,838
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,683
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,064
  4. 4.Service Occupations854
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations651

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.36×)330
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 3.06×)1,879
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)358
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.95×)404
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.90×)262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$801/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999626 (11.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999567 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999523 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999473 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999406 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999323 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,622 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled547 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home472 (7.9%)
  • Walked208 (3.5%)
  • Other73 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle7 (0.1%)

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.