Richland County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,205	5,914,872	334,922,499	2026th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,420	$77,485	$80,734	1477th of 3,221
Median Age	46.6	40.2	38.9	531st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	33.4%	35.7%	1797th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$197,500	$266,500	$332,700	1431st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$771	$1,087	$1,413	2337th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.5%	10.6%	12.5%	1378th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.2%	5.2%	2222nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.4	109.2	n/a	2018th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	5.2%	14.1%	1725th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.1	n/a	n/a	457th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.9%	67.8%	65.2%	1736th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	22.2	26.4	1579th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	13.1%	15.1%	1523rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2198th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	46.8%	46.9%	1370th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.8%	n/a	n/a	2550th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.1	37.1	61.4

Age in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	46.6	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	7,250	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.8%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,484	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.4%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.3%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	8,532	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.6%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.0%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.1%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,735	$3,792	n/a

Education in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.7%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.8%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.1%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.0%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Richland County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Richland County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.8%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.2%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	7.2%	16.7%

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