Burnett County, Wisconsin

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,741
Median household income: $61,664
Median home value: $215,500

Home to 16,741 residents, Burnett County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,664, its median household income sits below Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burnett County's population grew 9.5% from 15,289 to 16,741, while its median household income rose 17.1% from $52,672 to $61,664.

The median resident is 55.2 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,741
Median age: 55.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,664
Median home value: $215,500
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 15,328
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,28916,741

Median household income

$52,672$61,664

Median home value

$158,800$215,500

Median gross rent

$752$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,289	$52,672	$158,800	$752
2020	15,363	$53,555	$163,200	$761
2021	16,356	$55,890	$173,800	$738
2022	16,561	$60,466	$200,800	$767
2023	16,741	$61,664	$215,500	$758

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	597	3.6%
5 to 17	2,104	12.6%
18 to 24	886	5.3%
25 to 34	1,332	8.0%
35 to 44	1,580	9.4%
45 to 54	1,819	10.9%
55 to 64	3,189	19.0%
65 to 74	3,245	19.4%
75 and over	1,989	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,068	90.0%
Black or African American	129	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	532	3.2%
Asian	74	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	34	0.2%
Two or more races	568	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	325	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	949	7.2%
High school graduate	4,893	37.2%
Some college or associate's	4,418	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,974	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	920	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,189	76.7%
Carpooled	472	7.0%
Public transit	72	1.1%
Walked	186	2.8%
Bicycle	33	0.5%
Worked from home	746	11.0%
Other means	64	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,240	37.2%
15 to 29 min	1,609	26.7%
30 to 44 min	791	13.1%
45 to 59 min	502	8.3%
60+ min	874	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.1% (2,178 of 16,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,352	61.4%
Nonfamily households	2,735	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,087	46.2%
Vacant	8,241	53.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,045	85.3%
Renter-occupied	1,042	14.7%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,322	86.9%
1-unit, attached	112	0.7%
2 to 4 units	258	1.7%
5 to 19 units	221	1.4%
20 or more units	112	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,303	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 55013
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 822 sq mi
Water area: 59 sq mi
Center point: 45.8669, -92.3757