Richland County, Wisconsin

Richland County has a population of 17,205 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,500, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $66,420.

Home price
$197,500
Income
$66,420
Population
17,205
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,500county
Median gross rent$771county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198062.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$815county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$66,420county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate14.5%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$58,338county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.38%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 time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1156399county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 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 station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths23.2county
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 higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1428county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible56.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population17,205county
Land area in square miles586county
People per square mile of land29.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents260county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in377county
Households that moved away395county
Average income of arriving households$59,024county
Average income of departing households$47,453county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year92county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.5%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$92county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use656 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.4%county
Homes heated by propane39.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.5%county
Homes heated by wood11.5%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.0county
Landslide risk96.2county
Hail risk84.5county
Earthquake risk12.1county
Tornado risk51.0county
Tropical cyclone risk8.6county
Extreme heat risk65.2county
Winter weather risk27.0county
Strong wind risk47.1county
Wildfire risk14.8county

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 Richland 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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