Chippewa County vs Columbia County

A side-by-side comparison of Chippewa County and Columbia County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chippewa County has the higher population (66,558 vs 58,322 in Columbia County). Columbia County has the higher median household income ($82,792 vs $74,009 in Chippewa County). Columbia County has the higher median home value ($258,700 vs $237,700 in Chippewa County).

Population, income & housing

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
Population	66,558	58,322
Median age	41.7 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,009	$82,792
Median home value	$237,700	$258,700
Median gross rent	$963	$926
Housing units	29,017	26,826
Homeownership rate	74.6%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
Population	63,892 → 66,558 (+4.2%)	57,133 → 58,322 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$59,742 → $74,009 (+23.9%)	$68,005 → $82,792 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$167,400 → $237,700 (+42.0%)	$192,900 → $258,700 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $963 (+17.3%)	$801 → $926 (+15.6%)

Chippewa County

Population

63,89266,558

Median household income

$59,742$74,009

Median home value

$167,400$237,700

Median gross rent

$821$963

Columbia County

Population

57,13358,322

Median household income

$68,005$82,792

Median home value

$192,900$258,700

Median gross rent

$801$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
Under 5	5.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.7%
75 and over	7.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	33.8%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
Drove alone	76.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.5%	11.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.4%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Chippewa County	Columbia County
Poverty rate	9.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1978	1976