Grant County, Wisconsin

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 51,678
Median household income: $64,349
Median home value: $186,300

Grant County, Wisconsin counts 51,678 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,349 runs below the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Grant County's population held roughly steady from 51,733 to 51,678, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $54,800 to $64,349.

75.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,678
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,349
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $812
Housing units: 22,192
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,73351,678

Median household income

$54,800$64,349

Median home value

$147,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$709$812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,733	$54,800	$147,700	$709
2020	51,570	$54,144	$151,600	$704
2021	52,210	$58,289	$156,700	$738
2022	51,842	$63,497	$173,400	$795
2023	51,678	$64,349	$186,300	$812

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,960	5.7%
5 to 17	7,999	15.5%
18 to 24	8,153	15.8%
25 to 34	5,800	11.2%
35 to 44	5,555	10.7%
45 to 54	5,168	10.0%
55 to 64	6,763	13.1%
65 to 74	5,369	10.4%
75 and over	3,911	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,193	93.3%
Black or African American	857	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	427	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	87	0.2%
Two or more races	792	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,273	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,317	7.1%
High school graduate	11,242	34.5%
Some college or associate's	11,008	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,949	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,050	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,004	75.4%
Carpooled	1,530	6.1%
Public transit	63	0.3%
Walked	1,709	6.8%
Bicycle	108	0.4%
Worked from home	2,344	9.3%
Other means	442	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,987	43.7%
15 to 29 min	7,110	31.1%
30 to 44 min	3,648	16.0%
45 to 59 min	1,104	4.8%
60+ min	1,007	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 13.4% (6,469 of 48,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,089	60.7%
Nonfamily households	7,824	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,913	89.7%
Vacant	2,279	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,757	69.1%
Renter-occupied	6,156	30.9%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,686	75.2%
1-unit, attached	393	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,389	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,207	5.4%
20 or more units	1,309	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1,208	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 55043
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 1,148 sq mi
Water area: 36 sq mi
Center point: 42.8700, -90.6942