Barron County vs Douglas County

A side-by-side comparison of Barron County and Douglas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Barron County and Douglas County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barron County has the higher population (46,741 vs 44,197 in Douglas County). Douglas County has the higher median household income ($72,579 vs $64,619 in Barron County). Barron County has the higher median home value ($198,300 vs $190,400 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Barron County	Douglas County
Population	46,741	44,197
Median age	44.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,619	$72,579
Median home value	$198,300	$190,400
Median gross rent	$859	$903
Housing units	23,966	22,997
Homeownership rate	76.8%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barron County	Douglas County
Population	45,229 → 46,741 (+3.3%)	43,295 → 44,197 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$52,703 → $64,619 (+22.6%)	$53,986 → $72,579 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $198,300 (+29.4%)	$145,800 → $190,400 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $859 (+21.8%)	$766 → $903 (+17.9%)

Barron County

Population

45,22946,741

Median household income

$52,703$64,619

Median home value

$153,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$705$859

Douglas County

Population

43,29544,197

Median household income

$53,986$72,579

Median home value

$145,800$190,400

Median gross rent

$766$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barron County	Douglas County
Under 5	5.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.6%
75 and over	9.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barron County	Douglas County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.2%
Asian	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barron County	Douglas County
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	35.0%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barron County	Douglas County
Drove alone	75.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	3.5%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	7.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barron County	Douglas County
1-unit, detached	79.4%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	6.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Barron County	Douglas County
Poverty rate	9.9%	10.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1976	1970