Grant County, WI

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2024 Population

51,770

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.8

0.271% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

3.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,858

3.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$200,700

7.73% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

25,827

0.34% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Grant County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Grant County, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grant County, WI are University of Wisconsin-Platteville (1,567 degrees awarded in 2023) and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (738 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Grant County, WI was $200,700, and the homeownership rate was 69.8%.

Most people in Grant County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Grant County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Grant County, WI borders Jo Daviess County, IL, Clayton County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Crawford County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, and Richland County, WI.

United States Wisconsin Platteville, WI

Population & Diversity

Grant County, WI is home to a population of 51.8k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.52% of Grant County, WI residents were born outside of the country (786 people).

In 2024, there were 63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (48.1k people) in Grant County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 764 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 587 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Grant County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grant County, WI was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Grant County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grant County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
48.1k ± 144
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
764 ± 92
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
587 ± 117

2.57%

Hispanic Population

1.33k people

2.57% of the people in Grant County, WI are hispanic (1.33k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grant County, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
89,915 ± 7,306 people
India
21,992 ± 3,634 people
China
14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

Foreign-Born Population

1.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

786 people

1.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

678 people

As of 2024, 1.52% of Grant County, WI residents (786 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Grant County, WI was 1.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Grant County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
966 ± 146
Gulf War (2001-)
557 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
263 ± 69

Grant County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Grant County, WI.

Economy

The economy of Grant County, WI employs 25.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grant County, WI were Manufacturing (3,942 people), Retail Trade (3,797 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,077 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,875), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($68,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,221).

Employment

Occupations

25.8k

2024 Value

± 848

−0.34%

1 Year decline

± 4.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grant County, WI declined at a rate of −0.34%, from 25.9k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grant County, WI, are Management Occupations (3,134 people), Production Occupations (2,632 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,432 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grant County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

25.8k

2024 Value

± 848

−0.34%

1 Year decline

± 4.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grant County, WI declined at a rate of −0.34%, from 25.9k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grant County, WI, are Manufacturing (3,942 people), Retail Trade (3,797 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,077 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grant County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Grant County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,556

Median earning men ± $2,875

$36,183

Median earning women ± $1,314

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,707), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,399), and Public Administration ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($56,094), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,679), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,923).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

119
Construction
100
Other Services (except Public Administration)
66
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$130k
Manufacturing
$103k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$67.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Grant County, WI. Showing the available data for Wisconsin.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Grant County, WI awarded 2,305 degrees. The student population of Grant County, WI in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 5,200 male students and 4,213 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grant County, WI are White (2,050 and 90.3%), Hispanic or Latino (93 and 4.1%), Two or More Races (45 and 1.98%), and Black or African American (38 and 1.67%).

The largest universities in Grant County, WI by number of degrees awarded are University of Wisconsin-Platteville (1,567 and 68%) and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (738 and 32%).

The most popular majors in Grant County, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (171 and 7.42%), Mechanical Engineering (154 and 6.68%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (114 and 4.95%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $6,827 for in-state students and $15,786 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Grant County, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 9,413 (55.2% men and 44.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 9,413 students enrolled in Grant County, WI, 55.2% men and 44.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,060 records, of which 43.9% were women and 56.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Mechanical Engineering
154 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
89 degrees awarded
Construction Management
85 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Grant County, WI was Mechanical Engineering with 154 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Grant County, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
1,567 degrees awarded
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
738 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Wisconsin-Platteville with 1,567 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,164 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grant County, WI, which is 1.02 times more than the 1,141 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,050 degrees mean that there were 22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 93 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,827) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,488) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,987) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grant County, WI was $200,700 in 2024, which is 0.603 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,300 to $200,700, a 7.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Grant County, WI is 69.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grant County, WI have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grant County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Grant County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.806%.

Housing

Property

$200,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,671

$13,935

Median Property Taxes

±$506

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Grant County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Grant County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.8% of the housing units in Grant County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grant County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,858

Median Household Income

± $2,270

20k

Number of Households

± 708

In 2024, the median household income of the 20k households in Grant County, WI grew to $66,858 from the previous year's value of $64,349.

The following chart displays the households in Grant County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grant County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Walked (6.43%)

In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Grant County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who walked to work (6.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grant County, WI have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Grant County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Grant County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grant County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grant County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Grant County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.806%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grant County, WI (6.24k out of 48.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grant County, WI is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.5% of the children was living in poverty in Grant County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 147 in Grant County, WI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 17.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92% of the population of Grant County, WI has health coverage, with 51.8% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Grant County, WI see 2,369 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,369 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2229 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 565 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,369 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Grant County, WI

Primary care physicians in Grant County, WI see an average of 2,369 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,369 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Grant County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 24.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.01%

Uninsured

51.8%

Employer Coverage

12.8%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grant County, WI grew by 7.19% from 7.47% to 8.01%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Grant County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 55.4 in Grant County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Grant County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.5% in Grant County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Grant County, WI.