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Vernon County, WI


Designated Market Area: La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI-MN
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 31,060   ( 1,287 from 2010 , 345 from 2020)
Land area: 791.6 square miles
Population density: 39.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:29,781 95.88% 3.1%
Black:1320.42% 24.5%
Indian:880.28% 66.0%
Asian:1710.55% 72.7%
2+ races:3191.03% 34.6%
Hispanic:5691.83% 44.4%
Total non-White:1,2794.12% 42.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:910 14.8
Deaths:81413.3
Net Migration: 2313.8
Net Immigration: 130.2
Change in White population:908 3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:379 1.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
29,773
28,87396.98%
1060.36%
530.18%
990.33%
2370.80%
3941.32%
9003.02%

2000
28,056
27,61798.44%
180.06%
330.12%
620.22%
1230.44%
1860.66%
4391.56%

1990
25,617
25,41099.19%
180.07%
340.13%
650.25%
n/a
900.35%
2070.81%

1980
25,642
25,52399.54%
60.02%
220.09%
270.11%
n/a
620.24%
1190.46%

1970
24,557
24,45799.59%
40.02%
40.02%
190.08%
n/a
660.27%
100 0.41%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,825 13.6
2,80410.0
4531.6
00.0
1,256 4.5
461 1.6
1990's
NumberRate
3,322 13.0
3,08612.0
1,8267.1
280.1
2,207 8.6
232 0.9
1980's
NumberRate
3,872 15.1
2,974 11.6
-872 -3.4
n/a
-113 -0.4
88 0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
367 1.5
n/a
1,066 4.3
19 0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Vernon County, WI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.3
8,007 25.8%
23,053 74.2%
6,246 20.1%
11,991
2.53
7,843 65.4%
6,504 82.9%
533 6.8%
4,148 34.6%

2010
NumberPercent
41.5
7,878 26.5%
21,895 73.5%
4,962 16.7%
11,616
2.53
7,893 67.9%
6,565 83.2%
545 6.9%
3,723 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
38.8
7,695 27.4%
20,361 72.6%
4,786 17.1%
10,820
2.55
7,511 69.4%
6,386 85.0%
444 5.9%
3,309 30.6%

1990
NumberPercent
36.3
7,008 27.4%
18,609 72.6%
4,792 18.7%
9,737
2.59
6,955 71.4%
6,006 86.4%
345 5.0%
2,782 28.6%

1980
NumberPercent
34.0
7,219 28.2%
18,423 71.8%
4,423 17.2%
9,307
2.71
7,080 76.1%
6,322 89.3%
243 3.4%
2,227 23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Vernon County, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units13,874 
Median Value$192,800 
Occupied11,99186.4%
Vacant1,88313.6%
Owned9,56279.7%
Rented2,42920.3%
Median Rent$785 
Single-Family Units11,39482.1%
    Detached11,27381.3%
    Attached1210.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units7035.1%
Mobile Homes1,2719.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Vernon County, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005274.4%
$10,000 to $14,9996485.4%
$15,000 to $19,9993873.2%
$20,000 to $24,9994824.0%
$25,000 to $29,9994834.0%
$30,000 to $34,9995224.4%
$35,000 to $39,9994703.9%
$40,000 to $44,9994193.5%
$45,000 to $49,9995674.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0518.8%
$60,000 to $74,9991,26310.5%
$75,000 to $99,9991,60013.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,35411.3%
$125,000 to $149,9999588.0%
$150,000 to $199,9997706.4%
$200,000 or more4904.1%
Median Household Income65,177 
Per Capita Income32,297 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state101 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3653.0%
Public Assistance2291.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,0198.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,45372.5%
Unemployed2981.7%
In Armed Forces130.1%
Total Labor Force12,76474.3%
Not in Labor Force4,40725.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,6903,65256.2%
Non-Profit5721,42628.6%
Self-Employed1,18541374.2%
Local Government48056845.8%
State Government17436432.3%
Federal Government10316838.0%
Total Private + Self5,8754,06559.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3292,52634.5%
Total7,2046,59152.2%
Pct. Govt.13.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,02914.7%
Sales and Office Occupations2,55718.5%
Professional, Technical2,66419.2%
Service Occupations2,16715.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2882.1%
All others4,42632.0%
White Collar 52.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,79220.2%
Manufacturing1,98514.3%
Retail trade1,50810.9%
Construction1,1398.2%
Educational services1,0377.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7515.4%
Transportation and warehousing6184.5%
Accommodation and food services5864.2%
Public administration5453.9%
Other services5353.9%
Wholesale trade4453.2%
Finance and insurance4413.2%
Professional, scientific, technical4143.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3252.3%
Information2822.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1771.3%
Utilities1611.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing930.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction70.1%
Management20.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Vernon County, WI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2270.74%
Puerto Rican830.27%
Cuban890.29%
Dominican20.01%
Total Central American560.18%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan560.18%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American130.04%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian60.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian10.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan60.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic570.18%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino500.16%
Cambodian70.02%
Chinese50.02%
Indian30.01%
Korean20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,69489.5%
German, other Germanic2,4888.7%
Spanish2991.0%
Other Indo-European1080.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic330.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun210.1%
Tagalog200.1%
Chinese190.1%
Other Asian160.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German10,88835.3%
Norwegian8,05726.1%
Irish3,08610.0%
English2,2607.3%
Pennsylvania German1,8506.0%
American8932.9%
Italian8762.8%
Polish8382.7%
Czech8112.6%
French7062.3%
Swedish4941.6%
European3841.2%
Swiss3661.2%
Scottish3321.1%
Dutch3121.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen30,60199.3%
Not a citizen2100.7%
Native30,49999.0%
Foreign-born3121.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Vernon County, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,172 5.7%831 4.0%7,244 35.1%6,389 30.9%3,309 16.0%1,715 8.3%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,172 5.7%
9-12 Years 831 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,244 35.1%
Some College 6,389 30.9%
Bach. Degree 3,309 16.0%
Grad Degree 1,715 8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Vernon County, WI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 12,630 12,048 582 4.6% 4.4%
1991 12,453 11,656 797 6.4% 5.4%
1992 12,628 11,851 777 6.2% 5.1%
1993 13,005 12,311 694 5.3% 4.3%
1994 13,416 12,747 669 5.0% 4.2%
1995 13,650 12,992 658 4.8% 3.7%
1996 13,613 12,985 628 4.6% 3.6%
1997 13,864 13,253 611 4.4% 3.5%
1998 14,064 13,479 585 4.2% 3.3%
1999 13,732 13,186 546 4.0% 3.1%
2000 14,365 13,835 530 3.7% 3.4%
2001 14,643 13,970 673 4.6% 4.4%
2002 14,822 14,035 787 5.3% 5.3%
2003 15,283 14,484 799 5.2% 5.6%
2004 14,762 14,069 693 4.7% 5.0%
2005 14,277 13,628 649 4.5% 4.8%
2006 14,433 13,748 685 4.7% 4.7%
2007 14,215 13,488 727 5.1% 4.8%
2008 14,695 13,969 726 4.9% 4.9%
2009 15,303 14,055 1,248 8.2% 9.0%
2010 15,173 13,997 1,176 7.8% 8.5%
2011 15,146 14,117 1,029 6.8% 7.6%
2012 15,026 14,083 943 6.3% 6.9%
2013 15,131 14,235 896 5.9% 6.7%
2014 15,026 14,310 716 4.8% 5.3%
2015 15,456 14,836 620 4.0% 4.4%
2016 15,716 15,158 558 3.6% 3.9%
2017 15,680 15,198 482 3.1% 3.3%
2018 15,401 14,956 445 2.9% 3.0%
2019 15,325 14,834 491 3.2% 3.3%
2020 14,896 14,119 777 5.2% 6.3%
2021 15,392 14,886 506 3.3% 3.8%
2022 15,166 14,758 408 2.7% 2.9%
2023 15,253 14,823 430 2.8% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com