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Richland County, WI

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

AI Overview

Richland County is a small rural Wisconsin county of 17,229 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $45,325 against median worker earnings of $38,668, suggesting a modest wage base. The labor force participation rate of 59.0% is relatively low, with 20.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and unemployment sits at 3.3%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $182,800 and median gross rent of $786/month—though the county has seen a population decline of 1.8% over five years and carries a 14.5% poverty rate, with a median age of 46.6 years.

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

Population

17,229

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,420

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,947 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races379 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race332 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone323 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone158 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone55 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic659
  2. 2.Spanish292
  3. 3.Other Indo-European57
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

891

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,325

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,011

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,890
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,676
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,024
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining560
  5. 5.Construction (Group)510

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,529
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,089
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,531
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,149
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations848

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.83×)491
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.34×)1,867
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)980
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.92×)1,727
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.90×)500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$182,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$786/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999846 (15.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999635 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999527 (9.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999474 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999421 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999366 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,668

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,334 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home710 (8.9%)
  • Carpooled626 (7.9%)
  • Walked186 (2.3%)
  • Other56 (0.7%)
  • Taxi50 (0.6%)

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.