Barron County vs Dunn County

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

Barron County and Dunn 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 45,349 in Dunn County). Dunn County has the higher median household income ($71,785 vs $64,619 in Barron County). Dunn County has the higher median home value ($226,200 vs $198,300 in Barron County).

Population, income & housing

	Barron County	Dunn County
Population	46,741	45,349
Median age	44.8 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,619	$71,785
Median home value	$198,300	$226,200
Median gross rent	$859	$942
Housing units	23,966	18,812
Homeownership rate	76.8%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barron County	Dunn County
Population	45,229 → 46,741 (+3.3%)	44,759 → 45,349 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$52,703 → $64,619 (+22.6%)	$58,783 → $71,785 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $198,300 (+29.4%)	$165,200 → $226,200 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $859 (+21.8%)	$796 → $942 (+18.3%)

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

Dunn County

Population

44,75945,349

Median household income

$58,783$71,785

Median home value

$165,200$226,200

Median gross rent

$796$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barron County	Dunn County
Under 5	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	18.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.8%
75 and over	9.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barron County	Dunn County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barron County	Dunn County
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barron County	Dunn County
Drove alone	75.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barron County	Dunn County
1-unit, detached	79.4%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	9.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Barron County	Dunn County
Poverty rate	9.9%	10.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1976	1982