COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Trempealeau County

Wisconsin · 25,263 residents · 733 sq mi

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Trempealeau County is home to 25,263 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $41,100. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $276 a month. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,263

−6%vs 2000

vs 27,010 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

733 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,767)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,854)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,862)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,749)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,383)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(3,757)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,409)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,632)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,226)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(2,348)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(1,699)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(577)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,864

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,674

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,681 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,100

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $380 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(26,546)

Black0.1%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(240)

Asian0.1%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(25,154)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(69)

Asian0.2%(42)

Other0.2%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.5%(3,242)

Central American1.2%(361)

Guatemalan1%(311)

Puerto Rican0.9%(270)

Dominican0.2%(72)

South American0.1%(39)

Salvadoran0.1%(29)

Peruvian0.1%(22)

Honduran0.1%(21)

Bolivian0%(15)

Cuban0%(2)

Colombian0%(1)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Hmong0.2%(55)

Filipino0.1%(35)

Korean0.1%(31)

Thai0%(8)

Chinese0%(7)

Japanese0%(3)

Cambodian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German32.7%(10,076)

Norwegian27.1%(8,349)

Polish14.3%(4,425)

Irish6.4%(1,978)

English4.7%(1,441)

American2.7%(824)

Swedish1.6%(485)

French1.5%(448)

Italian1.3%(395)

Czech1.1%(331)

Swiss0.8%(262)

Dutch0.6%(180)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(166)

Welsh0.4%(128)

Danish0.4%(117)

French Canadian0.3%(90)

Austrian0.2%(71)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(63)

Hungarian0.2%(55)

Finnish0.1%(40)

British0.1%(35)

Russian0.1%(32)

Arab0.1%(29)

Iraqi0.1%(29)

Greek0.1%(27)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Croatian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(10)

West Indian0%(10)

Jamaican0%(10)

Brazilian0%(8)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Slovak0%(6)

Serbian0%(5)

Australian0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+91%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married31.4%(3,858)

Married54.1%(6,648)

Widowed3.3%(405)

Divorced11.3%(1,384)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(2,917)

Married56.1%(6,561)

Widowed9.7%(1,131)

Divorced9.4%(1,095)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)16.9%(273)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(280)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(674)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,620 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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