Demographics of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin had 81,710 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +309 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.

Manitowoc County, in four figures

81,710
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +309 people.; 45.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,148 ±$2,433
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.

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Manitowoc 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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Manitowoc County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Manitowoc 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	81,401	100.0	100.0
2021	81,544	100.2	100.2
2022	81,400	100.0	100.7
2023	81,600	100.2	101.6
2024	81,883	100.6	102.5
2025	81,710	100.4	103.1

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Population of Manitowoc 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	81,401	+37	−13	0	+30
2021	81,544	+143	−266	+32	+297
2022	81,400	−144	−336	+335	−94
2023	81,600	+200	−230	+246	+207
2024	81,883	+283	−175	+250	+220
2025	81,710	−173	−178	+47	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±0.2: for men 43.8 ±0.5 and for women 46.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Manitowoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	3,925 ±92	4.8% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,567 ±420	15.4% ±0.5	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,831 ±340	7.2% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,236 ±416	22.4% ±0.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,729 ±566	27.9% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,118 ±699	22.3% ±0.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,148 ±$2,433, and income per person $38,222 ±$980, 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 Manitowoc County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	4,612 ±485	13.1% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,018 ±569	19.9% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,249 ±562	20.6% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,391 ±422	15.3% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,289 ±535	17.9% ±1.5	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,810 ±286	8.0% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,819 ±208	5.2% ±0.6	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 Manitowoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	7,661 ±840	9.6% ±1.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,892 ±344	11.8% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,411 ±403	8.7% ±1.0	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,358 ±346	9.5% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Manitowoc County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manitowoc County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	38,084 ±73	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±1.2	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±1.2	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.1% ±1.3	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.9% ±1.4	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$186,900 ±$6,425	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$797 ±$27	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±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 Manitowoc County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,474 ±0	5.5% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	71,047 ±268	87.3% ±0.3	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	620 ±179	0.8% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,950 ±256	2.4% ±0.3	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	133 ±60	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 203	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	127 to 557	0.2% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,750 ±362	3.4% ±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 Manitowoc County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	65,545 ±798	80.5% ±1.0	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,058 ±852	16.0% ±1.0	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	411 ±153	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,392 ±351	2.9% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,093 ±158	1.3% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,299 ±274	1.6% ±0.3	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Manitowoc County among the counties of Wisconsin

21st of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Manitowoc County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fond du Lac County	104,669	+0.5%
St. Croix County	98,276	+4.7%
Ozaukee County	94,346	+3.0%
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%

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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