Burnett County, Wisconsin

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Burnett County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (44th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (87th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,916	5,914,872	334,922,499	2043rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,819	$77,485	$80,734	1818th of 3,221
Median Age	56.0	40.2	38.9	44th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.4%	33.4%	35.7%	1605th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$231,300	$266,500	$332,700	1071st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$771	$1,087	$1,413	2336th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.8%	10.6%	12.5%	1761st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	3.2%	5.2%	1332nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.6	109.2	n/a	2303rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	5.2%	14.1%	2450th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	525th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.9%	67.8%	65.2%	87th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	22.2	26.4	781st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	13.1%	15.1%	834th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.1%	n/a	n/a	2161st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	46.8%	46.9%	1187th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1754th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.4	37.1	61.4

Age in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	56.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.3%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	7,188	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.7%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.3%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,111	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.9%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	15,396	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.1%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	53.3%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.1%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.9%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,140	$3,792	n/a

Education in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.0%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.0%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.1%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Burnett County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.2%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	7.2%	16.7%

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