Grant County, Wisconsin

Grant County has a population of 51,770 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $200,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $66,858.

Home price
$200,700
Income
$66,858
Population
51,770
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$200,700county
Median gross rent$813county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,208county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$762county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,213county
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$66,858county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%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 home10.3%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$57,929county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.36%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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths27.0county
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 higher25.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.5%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment6838county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible40.3%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools9county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

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

Population51,770county
Land area in square miles1,148county
People per square mile of land45.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents181county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,069county
Households that moved away1,152county
Average income of arriving households$50,716county
Average income of departing households$56,510county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year122county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.2%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.0 incounty
Annual snowfall26.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing144 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$94county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use660 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.2%county
Homes heated by propane24.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.7%county
Homes heated by wood7.6%county
Households with broadband86.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.7county
Landslide risk95.5county
Hail risk89.7county
Earthquake risk29.8county
Tornado risk76.4county
Tropical cyclone risk15.3county
Extreme heat risk63.0county
Winter weather risk50.5county
Strong wind risk82.7county
Wildfire risk16.7county

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 Grant 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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