Ozaukee County vs St. Croix County

A side-by-side comparison of Ozaukee County and St. Croix County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Croix County has the higher population (94,819 vs 92,345 in Ozaukee County). St. Croix County has the higher median household income ($102,482 vs $96,734 in Ozaukee County). Ozaukee County has the higher median home value ($368,900 vs $349,700 in St. Croix County).

Population, income & housing

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
Population	92,345	94,819
Median age	44.0 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,734	$102,482
Median home value	$368,900	$349,700
Median gross rent	$1,112	$1,238
Housing units	39,415	38,185
Homeownership rate	72.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
Population	88,597 → 92,345 (+4.2%)	88,732 → 94,819 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$85,215 → $96,734 (+13.5%)	$84,756 → $102,482 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$282,500 → $368,900 (+30.6%)	$244,500 → $349,700 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,112 (+20.0%)	$962 → $1,238 (+28.7%)

Ozaukee County

Population

88,59792,345

Median household income

$85,215$96,734

Median home value

$282,500$368,900

Median gross rent

$927$1,112

St. Croix County

Population

88,73294,819

Median household income

$84,756$102,482

Median home value

$244,500$349,700

Median gross rent

$962$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.7%
75 and over	9.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.7%
High school graduate	21.6%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
Drove alone	75.9%	75.9%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.4%	14.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	7.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Ozaukee County	St. Croix County
Poverty rate	4.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1977	1993