COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pepin County

Wisconsin · 7,107 residents · 232 sq mi

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Pepin County is a county of 7,107 people in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $40,700. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. Households here earn about 22% less than in Wisconsin as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,107

−1%vs 2000

vs 7,213 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

232 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(640)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(589)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(479)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(316)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,011)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(969)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(653)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(623)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(641)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(474)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(207)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,992

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,609 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,751

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,288 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.6%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

23.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(7,122)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(25)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,063)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.5%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(132)

Central American0.4%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Honduran0.1%(5)

Nicaraguan0.1%(5)

South American0%(3)

Peruvian0%(3)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(45)

Chinese0%(3)

Ancestry

German41.8%(3,103)

Norwegian12.5%(927)

Austrian7.9%(590)

Irish7.1%(526)

English6%(446)

Swedish3.8%(286)

American3.5%(257)

French3.3%(244)

Polish2.8%(207)

Swiss1.8%(137)

Italian1.4%(103)

Dutch1%(74)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.7%(55)

Danish0.6%(46)

Czech0.5%(40)

British0.4%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(20)

French Canadian0.3%(19)

Russian0.3%(19)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Slovak0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Belgian0.1%(5)

Australian0.1%(4)

Brazilian0.1%(4)

Portuguese0.1%(4)

West Indian0.1%(4)

Jamaican0.1%(4)

Arab0%(2)

Moroccan0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Ethiopian0%(2)

Croatian0%(1)

Greek0%(1)

Hungarian0%(1)

Slovene0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Austrian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.7 min

+70%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married27.3%(845)

Married59.7%(1,851)

Widowed2.9%(90)

Divorced10.1%(314)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(575)

Married62.6%(1,869)

Widowed9.5%(285)

Divorced8.6%(258)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)15%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.7%(157)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 406 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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