Demographics of Crawford County, Wisconsin

Crawford County, Wisconsin had 15,910 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −172 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.

Crawford County, in four figures

15,910
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −172 people.; 47.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,094 ±$4,749
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.

Crawford County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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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Crawford County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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	16,082	100.0	100.0
2021	16,098	100.1	100.2
2022	16,036	99.7	100.7
2023	15,948	99.2	101.6
2024	15,919	99.0	102.5
2025	15,910	98.9	103.1

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Population of Crawford 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	16,082	−28	−17	0	−11
2021	16,098	+16	−28	+1	+31
2022	16,036	−62	−33	+5	−25
2023	15,948	−88	−78	+14	−18
2024	15,919	−29	−77	+15	+33
2025	15,910	−9	−85	+11	+66

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.4 ±0.5: for men 45.8 ±0.8 and for women 48.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	795 ±31	5.0% ±0.2	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,282 ±131	14.2% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,141 ±100	7.1% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,415 ±158	21.3% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,377 ±180	27.3% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,032 ±224	25.1% ±1.4	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,094 ±$4,749, and income per person $34,846 ±$1,184, 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 Crawford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,083 ±130	16.1% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,576 ±183	23.5% ±2.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,174 ±142	17.5% ±2.1	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,055 ±118	15.7% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,127 ±125	16.8% ±1.8	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	407 ±60	6.1% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	284 ±70	4.2% ±1.0	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 Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,094 ±278	13.8% ±1.8	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±138	20.7% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	924 ±154	13.0% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	546 ±79	10.7% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crawford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crawford County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	8,765 ±46	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.5% ±1.9	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.5% ±1.7	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±1.5	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±2.2	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,400 ±$7,715	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$789 ±$22	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	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 Crawford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	314 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,863 ±54	92.7% ±0.3	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	252 ±36	1.6% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	83 ±38	0.5% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 55	0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11 to 49	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	452 ±74	2.8% ±0.5	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 Crawford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	12,194 ±273	76.0% ±1.7	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,372 ±231	21.0% ±1.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 ±36	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	397 ±137	2.5% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	244 ±77	1.5% ±0.5	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	60 to 246	0.4% to 1.5%	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Crawford County among the counties of Wisconsin

64th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Crawford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washburn County	17,087	+2.8%
Richland County	17,036	−1.4%
Bayfield County	16,787	+3.4%
Ashland County	16,203	+1.1%
Marquette County	15,927	+2.1%
Crawford County	15,910	−1.1%
Rusk County	14,146	−0.2%
Price County	13,988	−0.3%
Buffalo County	13,318	−0.1%
Forest County	9,574	+4.4%
Pepin County	7,513	+2.2%

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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