COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Richland County

Wisconsin · 17,521 residents · 586 sq mi

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Richland County is a county of 17,521 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $40,100. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 25%. The average commute runs 31 minutes. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,521

−2%vs 2000

vs 17,924 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

586 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,234)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,409)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,400)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,241)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(928)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(2,477)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(2,462)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,646)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,664)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(1,652)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(1,006)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(402)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,946

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,998 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,287

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,042 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,100

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

28.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(17,546)

Black0.1%(26)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(167)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(17,416)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(33)

Asian0.2%(33)

Other0.3%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(382)

Central American0.2%(26)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

South American0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Cuban0%(7)

Peruvian0%(6)

Panamanian0%(5)

Spaniard0%(5)

Colombian0%(3)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(3)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(45)

Filipino0.2%(41)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Korean0.1%(12)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Ancestry

German36.8%(6,325)

Irish13.8%(2,377)

Norwegian11.5%(1,978)

English9.6%(1,648)

Polish3.7%(634)

American3.1%(529)

Czech2.8%(480)

French2.1%(368)

Scottish1.2%(208)

Italian1.2%(200)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(195)

Swedish1.1%(189)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1.1%(184)

Dutch0.7%(129)

Welsh0.4%(71)

Finnish0.3%(48)

Danish0.3%(47)

Brazilian0.2%(40)

Hungarian0.2%(35)

Austrian0.2%(34)

Russian0.2%(34)

British0.2%(30)

Greek0.2%(30)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Slovene0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Romanian0%(5)

Serbian0%(5)

West Indian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(5)

Armenian0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Jordanian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.5 min

+73%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married31.9%(2,297)

Married55.1%(3,973)

Widowed2.7%(195)

Divorced10.3%(739)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(1,828)

Married52.7%(3,751)

Widowed10.6%(757)

Divorced10.9%(775)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)18.3%(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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