Menominee County vs Pepin County

A side-by-side comparison of Menominee County and Pepin County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pepin County has the higher population (7,372 vs 4,256 in Menominee County). Pepin County has the higher median household income ($74,536 vs $59,528 in Menominee County). Pepin County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $97,000 in Menominee County).

Population, income & housing

	Menominee County	Pepin County
Population	4,256	7,372
Median age	33.8 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,528	$74,536
Median home value	$97,000	$196,100
Median gross rent	$624	$860
Housing units	2,148	3,603
Homeownership rate	73.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Menominee County	Pepin County
Population	4,558 → 4,256 (-6.6%)	7,265 → 7,372 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$40,921 → $59,528 (+45.5%)	$54,583 → $74,536 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$101,800 → $97,000 (-4.7%)	$151,600 → $196,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $624 (+15.8%)	$615 → $860 (+39.8%)

Menominee County

Population

4,5584,256

Median household income

$40,921$59,528

Median home value

$101,800$97,000

Median gross rent

$539$624

Pepin County

Population

7,2657,372

Median household income

$54,583$74,536

Median home value

$151,600$196,100

Median gross rent

$615$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Menominee County	Pepin County
Under 5	8.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	11.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.5%
75 and over	4.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Menominee County	Pepin County
White (non-Hispanic)	11.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Menominee County	Pepin County
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	45.4%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Menominee County	Pepin County
Drove alone	83.5%	75.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.2%	13.5%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Menominee County	Pepin County
1-unit, detached	90.5%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Menominee County	Pepin County
Poverty rate	21.2%	7.9%
Average household size	3.15	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1986	1970