Chippewa Falls, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

14,782

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

1.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

21.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,873

6.86% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Chippewa Falls, WI is home to a population of 14.8k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.02% of Chippewa Falls, WI residents were born outside of the country (151 people).

In 2024, there were 33.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Chippewa Falls, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 406 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 263 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Chippewa Falls, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chippewa Falls, WI was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chippewa Falls, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 255
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
406 ± 162
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
263 ± 83

1.91%

Hispanic Population

283 people

1.91% of the people in Chippewa Falls, WI are hispanic (283 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

1.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

151 people

2.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

352 people

As of 2024, 1.02% of Chippewa Falls, WI residents (151 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 Chippewa Falls, WI was 2.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
438 ± 215
Gulf War (2001-)
102 ± 71
Korea
53 ± 75

Chippewa Falls, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chippewa Falls, WI.

Economy

The economy of Chippewa Falls, WI employs 7.27k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chippewa Falls, WI were Retail Trade (1,410 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), and Manufacturing (969 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($57,439), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($55,852), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,799).

Employment

Occupations

7.27k

2024 Value

± 723

1.49%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chippewa Falls, WI grew at a rate of 1.49%, from 7.16k employees to 7.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chippewa Falls, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (814 people), Production Occupations (751 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (680 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chippewa Falls, 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

7.27k

2024 Value

± 723

1.49%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chippewa Falls, WI grew at a rate of 1.49%, from 7.16k employees to 7.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chippewa Falls, WI, are Retail Trade (1,410 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), and Manufacturing (969 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chippewa Falls, WI, though some of these residents may live in Chippewa Falls, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,032

Median earning men ± $4,719

$35,302

Median earning women ± $4,163

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,242), Public Administration ($62,222), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,476).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,401), Public Administration ($42,216), and Manufacturing ($41,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chippewa Falls, WI was $210,400 in 2024, which is 0.632 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,800 to $210,400, a 8.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Chippewa Falls, WI is 50.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chippewa Falls, WI have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chippewa Falls, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$210,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,146

$3,351

Median Property Taxes

±$460

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

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

Rent vs Own

50.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.7% of the housing units in Chippewa Falls, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chippewa Falls, 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.

$57,873

Median Household Income

± $6,743

6.61k

Number of Households

± 709

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.61k households in Chippewa Falls, WI declined from $57,873 from the previous year's value of $62,133.

The following chart displays the households in Chippewa Falls, 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 Chippewa Falls, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (76%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
Carpooled (8.79%)

In 2024, 76% of workers in Chippewa Falls, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.79%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chippewa Falls, WI have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Chippewa Falls, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chippewa Falls, WI (2.12k out of 13.8k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chippewa Falls, WI is White, followed by Native American 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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