Demographics of Dunn County, Wisconsin

Dunn County, Wisconsin had 46,223 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +761 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.

Dunn County, in four figures

46,223
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +761 people.; 36.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,824 ±$2,670
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.

Dunn County, Wisconsin's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dunn 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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Dunn County, Wisconsin's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dunn 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	45,462	100.0	100.0
2021	44,534	98.0	100.2
2022	45,648	100.4	100.7
2023	45,768	100.7	101.6
2024	46,006	101.2	102.5
2025	46,223	101.7	103.1

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Population of Dunn 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	45,462	+13	+24	0	−25
2021	44,534	−928	+44	+12	−921
2022	45,648	+1,114	−12	+72	+974
2023	45,768	+120	+36	+33	+61
2024	46,006	+238	+20	+52	+171
2025	46,223	+217	+13	+21	+181

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.4: for men 35.4 ±0.4 and for women 36.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dunn County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	2,133 ±63	4.7% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,643 ±269	14.6% ±0.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,157 ±552	17.9% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,494 ±308	23.1% ±0.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,377 ±312	22.8% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,723 ±386	17.0% ±0.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,824 ±$2,670, and income per person $37,499 ±$1,160, 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 Dunn County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	2,561 ±312	14.7% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,993 ±314	17.2% ±1.8	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,191 ±324	18.3% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,652 ±273	15.2% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,251 ±275	18.6% ±1.5	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,578 ±232	9.0% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,214 ±150	7.0% ±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 Dunn County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	4,524 ±538	10.7% ±1.3	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	738 ±146	8.5% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,710 ±425	11.6% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,076 ±215	10.4% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dunn County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dunn County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	18,983 ±88	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.3	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±1.5	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±2.0	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$243,200 ±$6,794	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$985 ±$49	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Dunn County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,124 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,189 ±113	90.5% ±0.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	397 ±56	0.9% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,402 ±123	3.1% ±0.3	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 62	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	182 ±84	0.4% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,191 ±169	2.6% ±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 Dunn County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	31,830 ±638	69.9% ±1.4	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,445 ±664	27.3% ±1.5	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	233 ±79	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,019 ±170	2.2% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	568 ±123	1.2% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	451 ±164	1.0% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dunn County among the counties of Wisconsin

32nd of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Dunn County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Calumet County	53,982	+2.9%
Grant County	52,446	+0.9%
Waupaca County	51,461	−0.7%
Monroe County	46,572	+0.6%
Barron County	46,484	−0.5%
Dunn County	46,223	+1.7%
Polk County	45,803	+1.7%
Douglas County	43,990	−0.8%
Pierce County	43,519	+3.1%
Marinette County	42,574	+1.6%
Shawano County	41,560	+1.7%

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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