Menominee County, WI

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2024 Population

4,252

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

1.48% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

2.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,108

4.33% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$110,200

13.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,421

3.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Menominee 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.

100% of the residents in Menominee County, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Menominee County, WI are College of Menominee Nation (31 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Menominee County, WI was $110,200, and the homeownership rate was 75.5%.

Most people in Menominee County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Menominee County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Menominee County, WI borders Langlade County, WI, Oconto County, WI, and Shawano County, WI.

United States Wisconsin Shawano, WI

Population & Diversity

Menominee County, WI is home to a population of 4.25k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.188% of Menominee County, WI residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 6.07 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.36k people) in Menominee County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 553 White (Non-Hispanic) and 147 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Menominee County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Menominee County, WI was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Menominee County, WI

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.36k ± 96
White (Non-Hispanic)
553 ± 64
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
147 ± 50

5.08%

Hispanic Population

216 people

5.08% of the people in Menominee County, WI are hispanic (216 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Menominee 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

0.188%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.258%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.188% of Menominee County, WI residents (8 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 Menominee County, WI was 0.258%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
77 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
44 ± 30
Korea
34 ± 32

Menominee County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Menominee County, WI employs 1.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Menominee County, WI were Public Administration (262 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (220 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($47,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,014), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.42k

2024 Value

± 176

3.05%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Menominee County, WI grew at a rate of 3.05%, from 1.38k employees to 1.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Menominee County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212 people), Management Occupations (188 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (153 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Menominee 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

1.42k

2024 Value

± 176

3.05%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Menominee County, WI grew at a rate of 3.05%, from 1.38k employees to 1.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Menominee County, WI, are Public Administration (262 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (220 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Menominee County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Menominee County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,000

Median earning men ± $5,912

$36,035

Median earning women ± $2,121

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,234), Manufacturing ($51,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($41,197), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,391).

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

Accommodation and Food Services

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

$9.8k
Accommodation and Food Services
$3k
Construction
$908
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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 Menominee 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 Menominee County, WI awarded 31 degrees. The student population of Menominee County, WI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 66 male students and 153 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Menominee County, WI are American Indian or Alaska Native (24 and 77.4%), White (6 and 19.4%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 3.23%).

The largest universities in Menominee County, WI by number of degrees awarded are College of Menominee Nation (31 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Menominee County, WI are Kindergarten & Preschool Education (10 and 32.3%), General Business Administration & Management (6 and 19.4%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (4 and 12.9%).

The median tuition cost in Menominee County, WI for private four year colleges is $6,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 219 students enrolled in Menominee County, WI, 30.1% men and 69.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 202 records, of which 70.8% were women and 29.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Kindergarten & Preschool Education
10 degrees awarded
General Natural Resources & Conservation
2 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
2 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Menominee County, WI was Kindergarten & Preschool Education with 10 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Menominee Nation

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

31 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Menominee Nation with 31 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 8 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Menominee County, WI, which is 0.348 times less than the 23 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 24 degrees mean that there were 4 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 6 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

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($773) 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 Menominee County, WI was $110,200 in 2024, which is 0.331 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,000 to $110,200, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Menominee County, WI is 75.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Menominee County, WI have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Menominee County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Menominee County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 8.6%.

Housing

Property

$110,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,183

$1,061

Median Property Taxes

±$127

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 Menominee County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.5%

Homeownership

2024

73.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.5% of the housing units in Menominee County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Menominee 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.

$62,108

Median Household Income

± $8,327

1.41k

Number of Households

± 187

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.41k households in Menominee County, WI grew to $62,108 from the previous year's value of $59,528.

The following chart displays the households in Menominee 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 Menominee 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 (80.9%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (3.9%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Menominee County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (3.9%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Menominee County, WI have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.53% of the workforce in Menominee County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Menominee County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 8.6%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Menominee County, WI (917 out of 4.22k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Menominee County, WI is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.

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, 45.5% of the children was living in poverty in Menominee County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.7%.

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 2018, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 53.6 in Menominee County, WI. From 2014 to 2018, the indicator grew 15.3 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

79.5% of the population of Menominee County, WI has health coverage, with 30.5% on employee plans, 26.1% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 7.38% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Menominee County, WI see 1,072 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,072 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 600 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 302 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,072 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Menominee County, WI

Primary care physicians in Menominee County, WI see an average of 1,072 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,072 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 32.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

20.5%

Uninsured

30.5%

Employer Coverage

26.1%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

7.38%

Non-Group

2.79%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Menominee County, WI declined by 9.02% from 22.5% to 20.5%.

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