Clark County, Wisconsin

Clark County has a population of 34,739 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,800, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $67,400.

Home price
$172,800
Income
$67,400
Population
34,739
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$172,800county
Median gross rent$823county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.1%county
Typical monthly rent$798county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,238county
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$67,400county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate12.1%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 home12.4%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.1%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$55,249county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90087county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.8%county
Traffic deaths276.3county
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 higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment4522county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible53.2%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution47 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population34,739county
Land area in square miles1,210county
People per square mile of land28.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age36.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.2%county
Share of households that are one person26.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages18.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents245county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in684county
Households that moved away753county
Average income of arriving households$50,254county
Average income of departing households$49,341county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year123county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings22.8%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.8 incounty
Annual snowfall41.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing161 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days141 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 13county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$89county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use683 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.8%county
Homes heated by propane32.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.2%county
Homes heated by wood14.5%county
Households with broadband78.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk69.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.6county
Landslide risk45.5county
Hail risk85.4county
Earthquake risk14.1county
Tornado risk71.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk58.3county
Winter weather risk57.3county
Strong wind risk73.6county
Wildfire risk19.8county

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 Clark 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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