Dunn County, Wisconsin

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,349
Median household income: $71,785
Median home value: $226,200

Dunn County, Wisconsin counts 45,349 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $71,785 is below the Wisconsin median ($75,670).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dunn County's population grew 1.3% from 44,759 to 45,349, while its median household income rose 22.1% from $58,783 to $71,785.

The median resident is 35.8 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,349
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,785
Median home value: $226,200
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 18,812
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,75945,349

Median household income

$58,783$71,785

Median home value

$165,200$226,200

Median gross rent

$796$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,759	$58,783	$165,200	$796
2020	45,029	$59,588	$172,500	$822
2021	45,254	$64,420	$180,600	$850
2022	45,221	$69,721	$212,000	$908
2023	45,349	$71,785	$226,200	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2418.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,152	4.7%
5 to 17	6,684	14.7%
18 to 24	8,266	18.2%
25 to 34	5,090	11.2%
35 to 44	5,234	11.5%
45 to 54	4,880	10.8%
55 to 64	5,615	12.4%
65 to 74	4,464	9.8%
75 and over	2,964	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,238	90.9%
Black or African American	390	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.2%
Asian	1,375	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.3%
Two or more races	1,040	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,080	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,568	5.6%
High school graduate	9,436	33.4%
Some college or associate's	8,986	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,181	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,076	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,562	78.7%
Carpooled	1,365	5.8%
Public transit	50	0.2%
Walked	1,304	5.5%
Bicycle	44	0.2%
Worked from home	2,085	8.8%
Other means	169	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,096	37.7%
15 to 29 min	6,866	31.9%
30 to 44 min	3,788	17.6%
45 to 59 min	1,148	5.3%
60+ min	1,596	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.7% (4,504 of 42,078)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,261	59.1%
Nonfamily households	7,108	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,369	92.3%
Vacant	1,443	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,554	66.5%
Renter-occupied	5,815	33.5%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,317	65.5%
1-unit, attached	714	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,609	8.6%
5 to 19 units	1,844	9.8%
20 or more units	732	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1,596	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 55033
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 850 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 44.9478, -91.8976