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Pierce County, WI

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

AI Overview

Pierce County is a small western Wisconsin county of 42,351 residents with a 3.0% unemployment rate and 69.0% labor force participation, drawing from a workforce where 95.7% hold a high school diploma and 32.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $92,109—well above typical rural benchmarks—while housing remains relatively accessible at a $308,600 median home value and $1,025 median monthly rent, with 75.8% of residents owning their homes. Population grew 1.8% over five years, the poverty rate is low at 9.5%, and a mean commute of 26.8 minutes suggests many workers travel to nearby metro markets, likely the Twin Cities corridor.

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

Population

42,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,265 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,078 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race917 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone501 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone499 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone242 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish706
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island280
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic98
  4. 4.Other Indo-European62
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic59

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,903

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,587

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,425
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,311
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,554
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,048
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,832

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,413
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,138
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,021
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,928
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,709

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.95×)721
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.83×)4,213
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.27×)2,030
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)5,744
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)2,476

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$308,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,025/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,978 (25.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,764 (14.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,626 (13.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,446 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,282 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999587 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,670

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,876 (75.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,857 (12.8%)
  • Carpooled1,368 (6.1%)
  • Walked1,001 (4.5%)
  • Other235 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle25 (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.