Barron County vs Pierce County

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

Barron County and Pierce 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 42,351 in Pierce County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($88,802 vs $64,619 in Barron County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($308,600 vs $198,300 in Barron County).

Population, income & housing

	Barron County	Pierce County
Population	46,741	42,351
Median age	44.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,619	$88,802
Median home value	$198,300	$308,600
Median gross rent	$859	$1,025
Housing units	23,966	17,052
Homeownership rate	76.8%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barron County	Pierce County
Population	45,229 → 46,741 (+3.3%)	41,977 → 42,351 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$52,703 → $64,619 (+22.6%)	$72,323 → $88,802 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $198,300 (+29.4%)	$208,700 → $308,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $859 (+21.8%)	$874 → $1,025 (+17.3%)

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

Pierce County

Population

41,97742,351

Median household income

$72,323$88,802

Median home value

$208,700$308,600

Median gross rent

$874$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barron County	Pierce County
Under 5	5.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	15.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.0%
75 and over	9.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barron County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barron County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barron County	Pierce County
Drove alone	75.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.5%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.2%	11.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barron County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	79.4%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	6.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Barron County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1976	1980