Trempealeau County vs Vernon County

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

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

Vernon County has the higher population (30,915 vs 30,786 in Trempealeau County). Trempealeau County has the higher median household income ($71,295 vs $69,556 in Vernon County). Vernon County has the higher median home value ($210,600 vs $203,300 in Trempealeau County).

Population, income & housing

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
Population	30,786	30,915
Median age	39.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,295	$69,556
Median home value	$203,300	$210,600
Median gross rent	$887	$826
Housing units	13,373	13,939
Homeownership rate	73.8%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
Population	29,499 → 30,786 (+4.4%)	30,633 → 30,915 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$58,548 → $71,295 (+21.8%)	$52,459 → $69,556 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$156,000 → $203,300 (+30.3%)	$157,200 → $210,600 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $887 (+21.8%)	$670 → $826 (+23.3%)

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

Vernon County

Population

30,63330,915

Median household income

$52,459$69,556

Median home value

$157,200$210,600

Median gross rent

$670$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
Under 5	7.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.6%
75 and over	7.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	37.9%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
Drove alone	79.8%	74.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	11.2%
Other means	0.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
1-unit, detached	74.2%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Trempealeau County	Vernon County
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1976	1974