Burnett County vs Richland County

A side-by-side comparison of Burnett County and Richland County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richland County has the higher population (17,229 vs 16,741 in Burnett County). Richland County has the higher median household income ($62,649 vs $61,664 in Burnett County). Burnett County has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $182,800 in Richland County).

Population, income & housing

	Burnett County	Richland County
Population	16,741	17,229
Median age	55.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,664	$62,649
Median home value	$215,500	$182,800
Median gross rent	$758	$786
Housing units	15,328	8,542
Homeownership rate	85.3%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnett County	Richland County
Population	15,289 → 16,741 (+9.5%)	17,459 → 17,229 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$52,672 → $61,664 (+17.1%)	$51,947 → $62,649 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $215,500 (+35.7%)	$139,900 → $182,800 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $758 (+0.8%)	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)

Burnett County

Population

15,28916,741

Median household income

$52,672$61,664

Median home value

$158,800$215,500

Median gross rent

$752$758

Richland County

Population

17,45917,229

Median household income

$51,947$62,649

Median home value

$139,900$182,800

Median gross rent

$642$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnett County	Richland County
Under 5	3.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	19.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	19.4%	14.2%
75 and over	11.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnett County	Richland County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnett County	Richland County
No high school diploma	7.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	37.2%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnett County	Richland County
Drove alone	76.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnett County	Richland County
1-unit, detached	86.9%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Burnett County	Richland County
Poverty rate	13.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1983	1970