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Wood County, WI

73,939 Population
793 square miles 93.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,055 ±$2,150 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $41,785 ±$352
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,461 ±$5,747 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $74,631 ±$774
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.3% ±2% (6,800  ±1,486) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 616,874 (±0.3% / ±19,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21 minutes ±0.8 (679,040  ±30,525) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 59,310,420 (±0.1 / ±244,265)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

32,099 ±1,125 Number of households
  • Wisconsin: 2,495,539 ±8,832
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (72,868  ±65) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 † 5,773,894 (±,222.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.1% ±1.7% (451  ±247) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 4.8% 62,338 (±0.3% / ±4,468)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

34,822 ±47 Number of housing units
  • Wisconsin: 2,787,388 ±291
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$174,500 ±$10,428 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $272,500 ±$1,737
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±2.5% (6,676  ±1,813.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.2% 654,440 (±0.3% / ±19,786.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.2% ±4.9% (50,153  ±2,631) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,855,294 (±0.6% / ±26,343.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
23.6% ±2.7% (12,427  ±1,401.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.8% 1,389,399 (±0.4% / ±14,983.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±23,393% (2,302  ±821) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% † 307,899 (±,489.6% / ±10,365)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.9% ±1.5% (3,982  ±875) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.9% 275,531 (±0.1% / ±6,392)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,982 Total veterans ±875 3,533 Male ±806 449 Female ±349

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