Menominee County, Wisconsin

Menominee County has a population of 4,252 and has shrunk 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,200, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $62,108.

Home price
$110,200
Income
$62,108
Population
4,252
Unemployment
10.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$110,200county
Median gross rent$626county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198037.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use30.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,314county
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$62,108county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate21.7%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 home12.3%county
Unemployment rate10.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.8%county
Share of workers employed by government47.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$51,556county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate3.56%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 time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport338127county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station103 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher18.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment994county
Students per full-time teacher10.6county
Free lunch eligible88.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians93county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year26.8%county
Frequent mental distress21.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population4,252county
Land area in square miles358county
People per square mile of land11.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age34.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%county
Share of households that are one person17.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents94county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in99county
Households that moved away104county
Average income of arriving households$53,889county
Average income of departing households$44,048county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature43.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.8 incounty
Annual snowfall40.1 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5b(statewide)
Frost-free days162 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.9¢county
Household electricity use673 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity3.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.3%county
Homes heated by propane77.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood14.8%county
Households with broadband91.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk4.8county
Hail risk21.8county
Earthquake risk1.2county
Tornado risk21.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk14.6county
Winter weather risk8.2county
Strong wind risk19.3county
Wildfire risk3.1county

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 Menominee 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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