Calumet County, Wisconsin

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 52,626
Median household income: $87,700
Median home value: $252,100

Calumet County, Wisconsin counts 52,626 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $87,700, its median household income sits above Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calumet County's population grew 5.4% from 49,928 to 52,626, while its median household income rose 15.7% from $75,814 to $87,700.

32.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,626
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,700
Median home value: $252,100
Median gross rent: $1,002
Housing units: 22,163
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,92852,626

Median household income

$75,814$87,700

Median home value

$178,900$252,100

Median gross rent

$779$1,002

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,928	$75,814	$178,900	$779
2020	50,005	$76,065	$189,700	$808
2021	52,128	$78,453	$198,900	$877
2022	52,361	$84,151	$234,000	$948
2023	52,626	$87,700	$252,100	$1,002

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,602	4.9%
5 to 17	9,367	17.8%
18 to 24	3,850	7.3%
25 to 34	6,065	11.5%
35 to 44	6,876	13.1%
45 to 54	7,331	13.9%
55 to 64	7,868	15.0%
65 to 74	5,427	10.3%
75 and over	3,240	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,367	88.1%
Black or African American	498	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	119	0.2%
Asian	1,256	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	182	0.3%
Two or more races	1,281	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,923	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,929	5.2%
High school graduate	11,111	30.2%
Some college or associate's	11,792	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	8,793	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,182	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,677	79.6%
Carpooled	1,620	5.7%
Public transit	65	0.2%
Walked	358	1.3%
Bicycle	49	0.2%
Worked from home	3,533	12.4%
Other means	204	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,549	34.2%
15 to 29 min	9,724	38.9%
30 to 44 min	4,176	16.7%
45 to 59 min	1,438	5.8%
60+ min	1,086	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 5.7% (2,964 of 52,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,837	70.7%
Nonfamily households	6,138	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,975	94.6%
Vacant	1,188	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,922	80.7%
Renter-occupied	4,053	19.3%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,226	77.7%
1-unit, attached	904	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,103	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1,937	8.7%
20 or more units	598	2.7%
Mobile home & other	395	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 55015
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 318 sq mi
Water area: 79 sq mi
Center point: 44.0784, -88.2121