Pierce County, Wisconsin

Pierce County has a population of 42,584 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $333,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $92,109.

Home price
$333,700
Income
$92,109
Population
42,584
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$333,700county
Median gross rent$1,044county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,216county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,709county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,405county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,262county
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$92,109county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%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 home12.8%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$36,273county

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 time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18054481county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths4.7county
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 higher33.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.3%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment7419county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible23.0%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.5%county

Place

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

Population42,584county
Land area in square miles574county
People per square mile of land74.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.1%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents123county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,348county
Households that moved away1,260county
Average income of arriving households$72,728county
Average income of departing households$60,206county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes21county
Housing units authorised in the latest year367county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.6%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.3 incounty
Annual snowfall41.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days145 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use691 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.7%county
Homes heated by propane30.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband92.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.5county
Landslide risk81.4county
Hail risk79.3county
Earthquake risk3.3county
Tornado risk73.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk35.4county
Winter weather risk43.7county
Strong wind risk82.3county
Wildfire risk17.8county

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 Pierce 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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