Wood County, Wisconsin

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 74,039
Median household income: $66,417
Median home value: $168,100

Wood County, Wisconsin counts 74,039 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,417, its median household income sits below Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wood County's population grew 1.3% from 73,112 to 74,039, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $54,913 to $66,417.

21.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 74,039
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,417
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 34,662
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

73,11274,039

Median household income

$54,913$66,417

Median home value

$131,900$168,100

Median gross rent

$718$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	73,112	$54,913	$131,900	$718
2020	72,892	$55,684	$133,700	$726
2021	74,107	$57,996	$137,300	$757
2022	74,138	$63,273	$156,600	$830
2023	74,039	$66,417	$168,100	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,013	5.4%
5 to 17	11,962	16.2%
18 to 24	5,113	6.9%
25 to 34	8,440	11.4%
35 to 44	8,506	11.5%
45 to 54	8,689	11.7%
55 to 64	11,468	15.5%
65 to 74	9,075	12.3%
75 and over	6,773	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,304	90.9%
Black or African American	508	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	198	0.3%
Asian	1,326	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	120	0.2%
Two or more races	1,991	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,592	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,443	6.5%
High school graduate	20,279	38.3%
Some college or associate's	17,885	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	7,733	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,611	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,224	78.4%
Carpooled	2,968	8.5%
Public transit	44	0.1%
Walked	733	2.1%
Bicycle	250	0.7%
Worked from home	3,165	9.1%
Other means	359	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,428	45.7%
15 to 29 min	9,402	29.8%
30 to 44 min	4,711	14.9%
45 to 59 min	1,331	4.2%
60+ min	1,706	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.3% (7,543 of 73,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,870	62.2%
Nonfamily households	12,072	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,942	92.2%
Vacant	2,720	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,441	73.4%
Renter-occupied	8,501	26.6%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,748	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1,027	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2,328	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2,254	6.5%
20 or more units	1,873	5.4%
Mobile home & other	1,432	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 55141
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 793 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 44.4614, -90.0388