COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Florence County

Wisconsin · 4,590 residents · 488 sq mi

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Florence County is a county of 4,590 people in Wisconsin. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $43,900. Households here earn about 24% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,590

−10%vs 2000

vs 5,088 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−14%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

488 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(354)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(297)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(215)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(680)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(705)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(459)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(442)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(271)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(72)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,416

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,352

−44%vs 2000

vs $18,328 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

17.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(4,981)

Black0.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(23)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(4,556)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(12)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.5%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(10)

Dominican0.2%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

South American0%(1)

Argentine0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German33.7%(1,567)

Irish10.4%(481)

English9.2%(426)

Polish9%(419)

Swedish9%(416)

Italian6.3%(292)

French5.8%(268)

Dutch3.8%(177)

American3.7%(171)

Norwegian3.2%(148)

French Canadian2.7%(126)

Finnish2.3%(109)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish2.3%(105)

Belgian2.2%(104)

Austrian1.4%(63)

Lithuanian1.4%(63)

Czech1.1%(49)

Danish0.8%(38)

Welsh0.5%(25)

Slovak0.4%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(17)

Subsaharan African0.3%(13)

Swiss0.3%(13)

Croatian0.3%(12)

British0.2%(10)

Nigerian0.2%(10)

Ukrainian0.2%(9)

Slovene0.2%(8)

Arab0%(2)

Lebanese0%(1)

Syrian0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(570)

Married53.7%(1,098)

Widowed5.5%(112)

Divorced13%(265)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(337)

Married58.2%(1,182)

Widowed10.9%(221)

Divorced14.3%(290)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.5%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.7%(238)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 443 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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