Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County has a population of 171,769 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $225,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $74,925.

Home price
$225,800
Income
$74,925
Population
171,769
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$225,800county
Median gross rent$965county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,169county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,149county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$889county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,543county
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$74,925county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home11.5%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$80,813county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.63%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 time19.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport540349county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths16.3county
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 higher31.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.4%county
Public schools in the county44county
Public school enrollment21449county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible40.2%county
Elementary schools27county
Middle schools8county
High schools6county
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 institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%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.

Population171,769county
Land area in square miles435county
People per square mile of land395.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores19county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store18.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents82county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in5,031county
Households that moved away4,871county
Average income of arriving households$58,997county
Average income of departing households$62,276county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year682county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings58.5%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.2 incounty
Annual snowfall43.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use610 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband91.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk89.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.1county
Landslide risk21.3county
Hail risk93.8county
Earthquake risk33.0county
Tornado risk91.3county
Tropical cyclone risk16.9county
Extreme heat risk75.0county
Winter weather risk77.7county
Strong wind risk94.4county
Wildfire risk40.2county

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 Winnebago 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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