Richland County is home to 17,205 people in Wisconsin. At a median age of 46.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $197,500. Density works out to 29 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,420, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richland County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.3% → 92.1%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age35.3 → 46.6(+11.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,243 → $197,500(+105%)US over the same years: +67%
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)18.3%(163)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(132)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(390)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 891 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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Over time
Richland County, decade by decade
Richland County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,521
$52,672
$96,243
10.8%
1.7
2000
17,924
$61,933
$147,554
14.1%
5.2
2010
18,021
$63,153
$176,944
14.4%
9.5
2020
17,304
$63,089
$171,867
19.7%
17.8
2024
17,205
$66,420
$197,500
21.2%
18.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
