COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Vernon County

Wisconsin · 25,617 residents · 792 sq mi

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With 25,617 people, Vernon County is a county in Wisconsin. The average commute runs 35 minutes. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $43,100. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 27%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,617

−9%vs 2000

vs 28,056 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

792 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,857)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,182)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,872)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,664)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(1,159)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(3,612)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,451)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(2,631)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,397)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(2,544)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(1,682)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(566)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,548

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,178 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,132

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,859 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(27,617)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(186)

Asian0.2%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(25,488)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(90)

Asian0.3%(65)

Other0.2%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(238)

Cuban0.3%(84)

Central American0.3%(84)

Guatemalan0.3%(84)

Puerto Rican0.2%(65)

South American0%(12)

Spaniard0%(11)

Colombian0%(7)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(29)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Chinese0%(4)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Chamorro0%(2)

Guamanian0%(2)

Ancestry

German32.8%(10,189)

Norwegian24.1%(7,483)

Irish9.2%(2,858)

English7.2%(2,233)

American3%(917)

Czech2.7%(851)

Italian2.7%(845)

French2.4%(736)

Polish2.3%(727)

Swedish1.5%(457)

Dutch1.1%(344)

Swiss1%(320)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(294)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(195)

Danish0.5%(145)

Welsh0.3%(105)

French Canadian0.2%(77)

Finnish0.2%(73)

Belgian0.2%(60)

Austrian0.2%(54)

Croatian0.2%(54)

Russian0.1%(45)

Hungarian0.1%(44)

Ukrainian0.1%(42)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(26)

British0.1%(26)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Armenian0.1%(19)

Subsaharan African0%(12)

Greek0%(11)

Portuguese0%(8)

Slovene0%(8)

Canadian0%(7)

West Indian0%(7)

Slovak0%(6)

Romanian0%(3)

Ghanaian0%(3)

Egyptian0%(2)

Iranian0%(2)

Macedonian0%(2)

Serbian0%(2)

Haitian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.2%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.9 min

+109%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married29.5%(3,641)

Married56.5%(6,963)

Widowed2.9%(360)

Divorced11.1%(1,369)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(2,466)

Married58.7%(7,082)

Widowed9%(1,088)

Divorced11.9%(1,432)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% 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)16.8%(286)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(295)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(678)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,701 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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