Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Chippewa County has a population of 66,799 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $257,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $74,680.

Home price
$257,900
Income
$74,680
Population
66,799
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$257,900county
Median gross rent$963county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,247county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,181county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$962county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,582county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$74,680county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate10.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.7%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$57,699county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.08%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport22289county
Miles to nearest general aviation field27 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths18.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment8353county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible37.5%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians72county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population66,799county
Land area in square miles1,008county
People per square mile of land66.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents121county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,755county
Households that moved away1,752county
Average income of arriving households$63,414county
Average income of departing households$52,985county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year219county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.3%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.7 incounty
Annual snowfall42.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing160 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days146 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use826 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.8%county
Homes heated by propane26.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.2%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband89.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk71.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk12.9county
Landslide risk66.9county
Hail risk79.2county
Earthquake risk10.3county
Tornado risk70.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk54.6county
Winter weather risk61.6county
Strong wind risk81.7county
Wildfire risk20.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chippewa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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