Barron County, WI

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2023 Population

46,741

0.124% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

44.8

0.448% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.92%

15.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,619

8.82% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$198,300

8.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

22,780

0.828% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Barron County, WI had a population of 46.7k people with a median age of 44.8 and a median household income of $64,619. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Barron County, WI grew from 46,683 to 46,741, a 0.124% increase and its median household income grew from $59,379 to $64,619, a 8.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Barron County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.42%), Other (Hispanic) (1.33%), and White (Hispanic) (0.856%).

None of the households in Barron 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.

98.9% of the residents in Barron County, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Barron County, WI was $198,300, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%.

Most people in Barron County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Barron County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Barron County, WI borders Burnett County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, St. Croix County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, and Washburn County, WI.

United States Wisconsin

Population & Diversity

Barron County, WI is home to a population of 46.7k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.42% of Barron County, WI residents were born outside of the country (1.13k people).

In 2023, there were 29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.6k people) in Barron County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.47k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 662 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Barron County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Barron County, WI was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barron County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
42.6k ± 169
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.47k ± 217
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
662 ± 135

2.99%

Hispanic Population

1.4k people

2.99% of the people in Barron County, WI are hispanic (1.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Barron 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
84,791 ± 7,097 people
India
23,051 ± 3,720 people
China
15,381 ± 3,041 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 84,791 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 23,051 and China with 15,381.

Foreign-Born Population

2.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.13k people

3.08%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

As of 2023, 2.42% of Barron County, WI residents (1.13k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barron County, WI was 3.08%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,119 ± 156
Gulf War (2001-)
394 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
290 ± 72

Barron County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.84 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Barron County, WI employs 22.8k people. The largest industries in Barron County, WI are Manufacturing (4,715 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,355 people), and Retail Trade (2,907 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,868), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,781), and Public Administration ($62,452).

Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,062. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is 0.443, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

22.8k

2023 Value

± 812

0.828%

1 Year growth

± 4.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barron County, WI grew at a rate of 0.828%, from 22.6k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barron County, WI, are Production Occupations (2,726 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,248 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,122 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barron County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

22.8k

2023 Value

± 812

0.828%

1 Year growth

± 4.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barron County, WI grew at a rate of 0.828%, from 22.6k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barron County, WI, are Manufacturing (4,715 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,355 people), and Retail Trade (2,907 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barron County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Barron County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,432

Median earning men ± $2,080

$35,046

Median earning women ± $1,373

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($67,800), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,875), and Wholesale Trade ($59,659).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($53,281), Information ($52,560), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,653).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$276k
Manufacturing
$167k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$93.4k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Barron County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 62.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.03%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Barron County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Barron County, WI was $198,300 in 2023, which is 0.654 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $182,600 to $198,300, a 8.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Barron County, WI is 76.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Barron County, WI have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barron County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Barron County, WI is $64,619. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Barron County, WI was Census Tract 10.01 with a value of $75,694, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $75,027 and $72,591.

In 2023, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Barron County, WI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.72%.

Housing

Property

$198,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,167

$15,058

Median Property Taxes

±$573

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 Barron County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2023

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.8% of the housing units in Barron County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 10.01
Census Tract 1
Census Tract 8

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Barron County, WI was Census Tract 10.01 with a value of $75,694, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $75,027 and $72,591.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Barron County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$64,619

Median Household Income

± $2,076

19.6k

Number of Households

± 722

In 2023, the median household income of the 19.6k households in Barron County, WI grew to $64,619 from the previous year's value of $59,379.

The following chart displays the households in Barron 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 Barron County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (8.21%)

In 2023, 75.7% of workers in Barron County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (8.21%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barron County, WI have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Barron County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Barron 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 Barron County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barron County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Barron County, WI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.72%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

9.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barron County, WI (4.57k out of 46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barron County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic 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 2023, 12.9% of the children was living in poverty in Barron County, WI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8%.

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.

Health

93.3% of the population of Barron County, WI has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Barron County, WI see 959 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.97% increase from the previous year (905 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1460 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1062 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

959 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Barron County, WI

Primary care physicians in Barron County, WI see an average of 959 patients per year. This represents a 5.97% increase from the previous year (905 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.71%

Uninsured

44%

Employer Coverage

15.5%

Medicaid

18%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

1.69%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barron County, WI declined by 9.16% from 7.38% to 6.71%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.8 in Barron County, WI.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 34.4% in Barron County, WI.

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