Washburn County, Wisconsin

Washburn County has a population of 16,854 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $226,100, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $63,441.

Home price
$226,100
Income
$63,441
Population
16,854
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$226,100county
Median gross rent$795county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant41.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use36.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$975county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$743county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,169county
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$63,441county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%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 home12.6%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$47,439county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%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 time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service70 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport22289county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths59.3county
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 higher25.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2086county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible47.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians96county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population16,854county
Land area in square miles797county
People per square mile of land21.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.6%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents217county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in505county
Households that moved away485county
Average income of arriving households$76,503county
Average income of departing households$66,520county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year145county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.4%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature42.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.7 incounty
Annual snowfall62.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days137 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 15county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use719 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.1%county
Homes heated by propane47.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood11.1%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk28.6county
Landslide risk17.9county
Hail risk50.5county
Earthquake risk1.0county
Tornado risk35.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk32.6county
Winter weather risk32.4county
Strong wind risk29.6county
Wildfire risk39.5county

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 Washburn 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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