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Wood County, WI

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

AI Overview

Wood County's economy generates a GDP per capita of $54,915 against median worker earnings of $41,848, suggesting a productive industrial base relative to wage levels, with housing costs that remain accessible at a median home value of $168,100 and median rent of $831 per month. The workforce of roughly 38,000 active participants (61.8% labor force participation) skews older at a median age of 43.8, with 93.5% holding at least a high school diploma but only 21.4% holding a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and technical occupations. Population growth has been essentially flat at +1.0% over five years, unemployment sits at 4.3%, and a poverty rate of 10.3% reflects a stable but modestly growing local economy.

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

Population

73,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,989

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone67,397 (91.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,803 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,796 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone1,293 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone967 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone541 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish956
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island739
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic368
  4. 4.Other Indo-European153
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,907

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,915

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,954

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,458
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,957
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,945
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,560
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,374

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,924
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,066
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,447
  4. 4.Service Occupations6,264
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.89×)1,066
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.76×)6,191
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)9,532
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.01×)2,468
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)1,643

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$168,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$831/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,716 (15.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,766 (11.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,664 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,533 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,118 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,773 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,848

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone27,180 (77.4%)
  • Worked At Home3,541 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled2,907 (8.3%)
  • Walked755 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle297 (0.8%)
  • Other264 (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.