Demographics of Florence County, Wisconsin

Florence County, Wisconsin had 4,748 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +183 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.

Florence County, in four figures

4,748
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +183 people.; 55.3 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,086 ±$6,720
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.

Florence County, Wisconsin's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Florence 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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Florence County, Wisconsin's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Florence 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	4,565	100.0	100.0
2021	4,591	100.6	100.2
2022	4,706	103.1	100.7
2023	4,689	102.7	101.6
2024	4,682	102.6	102.5
2025	4,748	104.0	103.1

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Population of Florence County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,565	+6	−3	+9
2021	4,591	+26	−44	+74
2022	4,706	+115	−38	+143
2023	4,689	−17	−37	+19
2024	4,682	−7	−30	+24
2025	4,748	+66	−29	+97

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.3 ±0.9: for men 54.6 ±1.1 and for women 56.6 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Florence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	163 ±10	3.5% ±0.2	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	558 ±76	12.0% ±1.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	208 ±47	4.5% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	870 ±85	18.7% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,486 ±98	32.0% ±2.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,361 ±133	29.3% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,086 ±$6,720, and income per person $39,539 ±$4,054, 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 Florence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	363 ±95	16.5% ±4.3	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	487 ±108	22.2% ±4.8	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	433 ±102	19.7% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	277 ±64	12.6% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	411 ±67	18.7% ±2.9	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	161 ±41	7.3% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	65 ±26	3.0% ±1.2	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 Florence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	334 ±90	7.3% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	18 to 88	2.7% to 12.3%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	131 ±42	6.4% ±2.0	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	150 ±55	8.2% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Florence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Florence County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	4,638 ±89	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	47.4% ±1.9	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	52.6% ±2.3	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.9% ±2.4	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.1% ±2.6	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,200 ±$11,510	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$750 ±$225	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Florence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.9%	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,407 ±72	94.9% ±1.5	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	74 ±35	1.6% ±0.8	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	132 ±62	2.8% ±1.3	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 Florence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	1,913 ±185	41.2% ±4.0	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,704 ±188	58.2% ±4.0	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 21	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6 to 30	0.1% to 0.6%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 29	0.1% to 0.6%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Florence County among the counties of Wisconsin

71st of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Florence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Price County	13,988	−0.3%
Buffalo County	13,318	−0.1%
Forest County	9,574	+4.4%
Pepin County	7,513	+2.2%
Iron County	6,127	−0.3%
Florence County	4,748	+4.0%
Menominee County	4,199	−1.4%

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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