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Crawford County, WI

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

AI Overview

Crawford County, WI is a small rural county of 16,064 residents with a median age of 47.4 years and a low bachelor's attainment rate of 18.3%, though 92.4% hold a high school diploma or equivalent. The labor force participation rate of 53.5% is relatively low, with median worker earnings of $39,784 and an unemployment rate of 3.1%, pointing to a modest, cost-contained labor market where median home values sit at $175,100 and median gross rent at $809 per month. The county's population has contracted 1.4% over five years, and a poverty rate of 12.6% alongside a per capita income of $34,130 reflect the economic constraints typical of a small rural Wisconsin county.

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

Population

16,064

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,094

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Crawford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,901 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races379 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race263 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone255 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone100 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone83 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)153
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic142
  3. 3.Spanish92
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic37
  5. 5.Other Indo-European35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,052

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,783

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,130

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,372
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,284
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)839
  4. 4.Construction (Group)621
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining500

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,053
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,425
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,209
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,140
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,034

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.95×)437
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.03×)1,400
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)196
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.23×)588
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)872

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$809/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999692 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999650 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999464 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999464 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999462 (8.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999419 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,239 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled699 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home469 (6.9%)
  • Walked164 (2.4%)
  • Other85 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit66 (1.0%)

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.