Demographics of Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Chippewa County, Wisconsin had 67,614 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,280 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chippewa County, in four figures

67,614
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,280 people.; 42.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,680 ±$2,973
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chippewa County, Wisconsin's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chippewa County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Chippewa County, Wisconsin's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chippewa County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	66,334	100.0	100.0
2021	66,580	100.4	100.2
2022	66,774	100.7	100.7
2023	66,949	100.9	101.6
2024	67,294	101.4	102.5
2025	67,614	101.9	103.1

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Population of Chippewa County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	66,334	+39	+23	0	−7
2021	66,580	+246	−77	+3	+264
2022	66,774	+194	−36	+52	+213
2023	66,949	+175	−14	+22	+181
2024	67,294	+345	−61	+30	+380
2025	67,614	+320	−68	+5	+384

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.4: for men 41.6 ±0.4 and for women 42.8 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chippewa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	3,450 ±71	5.2% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,841 ±419	16.2% ±0.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,616 ±293	6.9% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,908 ±448	25.3% ±0.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,796 ±513	26.6% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,188 ±692	19.7% ±1.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,680 ±$2,973, and income per person $38,156 ±$1,286, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chippewa County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	3,381 ±428	12.5% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,496 ±541	20.3% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,757 ±488	17.5% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,636 ±405	13.4% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,676 ±463	20.9% ±1.7	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,614 ±378	9.6% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,579 ±241	5.8% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chippewa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	6,566 ±761	10.2% ±1.2	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,896 ±355	13.4% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,049 ±438	9.4% ±1.3	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,621 ±253	9.1% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chippewa County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chippewa County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	29,366 ±147	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±0.9	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±0.9	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.2% ±1.6	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.8% ±1.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,900 ±$10,011	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$963 ±$36	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chippewa County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,311 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	61,692 ±123	92.4% ±0.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	964 ±105	1.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	873 ±134	1.3% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	277 ±86	0.4% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 95	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,628 ±260	2.4% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chippewa County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	52,785 ±739	79.0% ±1.1	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,824 ±726	19.2% ±1.1	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	233 ±100	0.3% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	957 ±173	1.4% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	683 ±159	1.0% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	274 ±87	0.4% ±0.1	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chippewa County among the counties of Wisconsin

24th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Chippewa County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dodge County	89,097	−0.3%
Jefferson County	86,505	+0.3%
Manitowoc County	81,710	+0.4%
Wood County	74,060	−0.2%
Portage County	71,943	+2.2%
Chippewa County	67,614	+1.9%
Sauk County	66,652	+1.3%
Columbia County	58,132	−0.7%
Calumet County	53,982	+2.9%
Grant County	52,446	+0.9%
Waupaca County	51,461	−0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026