Crawford County, WI

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2022 Population

16,123

0.272% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

47.2

0.855% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

12.4%

1.35% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$60,823

11.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$160,300

10.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Crawford County, WI had a population of 16.1k people with a median age of 47.2 and a median household income of $60,823. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Crawford County, WI declined from 16,167 to 16,123, a −0.272% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,526 to $60,823, a 11.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Crawford County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.71%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.79%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.819%), and White (Hispanic) (0.664%).

None of the households in Crawford County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Crawford County, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Crawford County, WI was $160,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Crawford County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Crawford County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Crawford County, WI borders Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Grant County, WI, Richland County, WI, and Vernon County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Crawford County, WI is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.75% of Crawford County, WI residents were born outside of the country (282 people).

In 2022, there were 34.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in Crawford County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 437 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 289 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Crawford County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Crawford County, WI was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Crawford County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crawford County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
15k ± 67
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
437 ± 104
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
289 ± 62

1.84%

Hispanic Population

296 people

1.84% of the people in Crawford County, WI are hispanic (296 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Crawford County, WI as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.75%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

282 people

1.88%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

As of 2022, 1.75% of Crawford County, WI residents (282 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Crawford County, WI was 1.88%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Crawford County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
449 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
143 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
127 ± 43

Crawford County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Crawford County, WI employs 7.09k people. The largest industries in Crawford County, WI are Manufacturing (1,499 people), Retail Trade (981 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (897 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,882), Utilities ($72,083), and Public Administration ($55,652).

Employment

Occupations

7.09k

2022 Value

± 352

0.17%

1 Year growth

± 6.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Crawford County, WI grew at a rate of 0.17%, from 7.08k employees to 7.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crawford County, WI, are Production Occupations (911 people), Management Occupations (641 people), and Material Moving Occupations (621 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crawford County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.09k

2022 Value

± 352

0.17%

1 Year growth

± 6.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Crawford County, WI grew at a rate of 0.17%, from 7.08k employees to 7.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crawford County, WI, are Manufacturing (1,499 people), Retail Trade (981 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (897 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crawford County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Crawford County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,920

Median earning men ± $2,859

$35,640

Median earning women ± $2,135

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,917), Information ($83,021), and Public Administration ($55,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($56,154), Wholesale Trade ($55,703), and Construction ($55,208).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

38
Construction
27
Other Services (except Public Administration)
24
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Crawford County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 53.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (53.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.06%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Crawford County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Crawford County, WI was $160,300 in 2022, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $145,600 to $160,300, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Crawford County, WI is 74.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Crawford County, WI have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crawford County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Crawford County, WI is $60,823. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Crawford County, WI was Census Tract 9604 with a value of $68,438, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $65,658 and $63,412.

Property

$160,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,324

$4,885

Median Property Taxes

±$270

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Crawford County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Crawford County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2022

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74.6% of the housing units in Crawford County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crawford County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9604
Census Tract 9602
Census Tract 9603

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Crawford County, WI was Census Tract 9604 with a value of $68,438, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $65,658 and $63,412.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Crawford County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,823

Median Household Income

± $4,420

6.54k

Number of Households

± 322

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.54k households in Crawford County, WI grew to $60,823 from the previous year's value of $54,526.

The following chart displays the households in Crawford County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crawford County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (5.4%)

In 2022, 74.6% of workers in Crawford County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (5.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crawford County, WI have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.14% of the workforce in Crawford County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Crawford County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Crawford County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crawford County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crawford County, WI (1.9k out of 15.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crawford County, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92% of the population of Crawford County, WI has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Crawford County, WI see 1335 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.94% decrease from the previous year (1466 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2009 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 893 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,335 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Crawford County, WI

Primary care physicians in Crawford County, WI see an average of 1,335 patients per year. This represents a 8.94% decrease from the previous year (1,466 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Crawford County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.03%

Uninsured

44%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

17.7%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

1.54%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crawford County, WI grew by 15.3% from 6.97% to 8.03%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Crawford County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Crawford County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Crawford County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.7% in Crawford County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Crawford County, WI.