Dunn County vs Pierce County

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

Dunn 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.

Dunn County has the higher population (45,349 vs 42,351 in Pierce County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($88,802 vs $71,785 in Dunn County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($308,600 vs $226,200 in Dunn County).

Population, income & housing

	Dunn County	Pierce County
Population	45,349	42,351
Median age	35.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,785	$88,802
Median home value	$226,200	$308,600
Median gross rent	$942	$1,025
Housing units	18,812	17,052
Homeownership rate	66.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunn County	Pierce County
Population	44,759 → 45,349 (+1.3%)	41,977 → 42,351 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$58,783 → $71,785 (+22.1%)	$72,323 → $88,802 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$165,200 → $226,200 (+36.9%)	$208,700 → $308,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $942 (+18.3%)	$874 → $1,025 (+17.3%)

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

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)

	Dunn County	Pierce County
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	18.2%	15.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.0%
75 and over	6.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunn County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunn County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunn County	Pierce County
Drove alone	78.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	5.5%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunn County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	65.5%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	6.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Dunn County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1982	1980