Florence County, WI

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2022 Population

4,574

0.705% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

54.1

0.551% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.8%

2.93% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$58,049

11.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$158,400

11.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Florence County, WI had a population of 4.57k people with a median age of 54.1 and a median household income of $58,049. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Florence County, WI grew from 4,542 to 4,574, a 0.705% increase and its median household income grew from $52,143 to $58,049, a 11.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Florence County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.06%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.634%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.437%), and White (Hispanic) (0.24%).

None of the households in Florence 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.

100% of the residents in Florence County, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Florence County, WI was $158,400, and the homeownership rate was 89.6%.

Most people in Florence County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Florence County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Florence County, WI borders Dickinson County, MI, Iron County, MI, Forest County, WI, and Marinette County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Florence County, WI is home to a population of 4.57k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.24% of Florence County, WI residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2022, there were 31.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.37k people) in Florence County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 140 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 29 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Florence County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Florence County, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Florence County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.37k ± 63
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
140 ± 56.9
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
29 ± 26

0.437%

Hispanic Population

20 people

0.437% of the people in Florence County, WI are hispanic (20 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

0.24%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

0.11%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2022, 0.24% of Florence County, WI residents (11 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 Florence County, WI was 0.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
213 ± 61
Korea
31 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 12

Florence County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Florence County, WI employs 1.96k people. The largest industries in Florence County, WI are Manufacturing (301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (277 people), and Construction (248 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($102,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,188).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k

2022 Value

± 168

4.3%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Florence County, WI grew at a rate of 4.3%, from 1.88k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Florence County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (262 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (219 people), and Production Occupations (175 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Florence 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.96k

2022 Value

± 168

4.3%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Florence County, WI grew at a rate of 4.3%, from 1.88k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Florence County, WI, are Manufacturing (301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (277 people), and Construction (248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Florence County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Florence County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,916

Median earning men ± $2,789

$35,262

Median earning women ± $6,729

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,469), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,544), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($54,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,182), and Public Administration ($39,583).

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

13
Accommodation and Food Services
10
Construction
9
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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 Florence County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 72.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.748%).

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 (72.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.748%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florence 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 Florence County, WI was $158,400 in 2022, which is 0.562 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $142,100 to $158,400, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Florence County, WI is 89.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Florence County, WI have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Florence County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$158,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,530

$1,865

Median Property Taxes

±$186

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 Florence County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.6%

Homeownership

2022

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 89.6% of the housing units in Florence County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1902

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Florence 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.

$58,049

Median Household Income

± $5,060

2.08k

Number of Households

± 209

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.08k households in Florence County, WI grew to $58,049 from the previous year's value of $52,143.

The following chart displays the households in Florence 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Florence 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 (83.1%)
Worked At Home (8.83%)
Carpooled (5.99%)

In 2022, 83.1% of workers in Florence County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.83%) and those who carpooled to work (5.99%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Florence County, WI have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.69% of the workforce in Florence County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Florence 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 Florence County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Florence County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Florence County, WI (441 out of 4.5k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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

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

92.5% of the population of Florence County, WI has health coverage, with 42.5% on employee plans, 16.2% on Medicaid, 20.4% on Medicare, 8.73% on non-group plans, and 4.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florence County, WI see 2149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0466% increase from the previous year (2148 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4593 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4593 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,149 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florence County, WI

Primary care physicians in Florence County, WI see an average of 2,149 patients per year. This represents a 0.0466% increase from the previous year (2,148 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 12.2% between 18 and 34 years, 44.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.46%

Uninsured

42.5%

Employer Coverage

16.2%

Medicaid

20.4%

Medicare

8.73%

Non-Group

4.63%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Florence County, WI declined by 1.9% from 7.61% to 7.46%.

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