Lincoln County vs Trempealeau County

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln County and Trempealeau County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Trempealeau County has the higher population (30,786 vs 28,403 in Lincoln County). Trempealeau County has the higher median household income ($71,295 vs $67,726 in Lincoln County). Trempealeau County has the higher median home value ($203,300 vs $177,700 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
Population	28,403	30,786
Median age	49.2 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,726	$71,295
Median home value	$177,700	$203,300
Median gross rent	$768	$887
Housing units	16,233	13,373
Homeownership rate	78.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
Population	27,744 → 28,403 (+2.4%)	29,499 → 30,786 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$58,541 → $67,726 (+15.7%)	$58,548 → $71,295 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $177,700 (+27.2%)	$156,000 → $203,300 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $768 (+16.0%)	$728 → $887 (+21.8%)

Lincoln County

Population

27,74428,403

Median household income

$58,541$67,726

Median home value

$139,700$177,700

Median gross rent

$662$768

Trempealeau County

Population

29,49930,786

Median household income

$58,548$71,295

Median home value

$156,000$203,300

Median gross rent

$728$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.8%
75 and over	9.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
No high school diploma	7.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
Drove alone	79.7%	79.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.2%	9.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	7.3%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Trempealeau County
Poverty rate	10.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1975	1976