Demographics of Richland County, Wisconsin

Richland County, Wisconsin had 17,036 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −245 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.

Richland County, in four figures

17,036
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −245 people.; 46.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,420 ±$3,100
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.

Richland County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richland 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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Richland County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richland 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	17,281	100.0	100.0
2021	17,203	99.5	100.2
2022	17,167	99.3	100.7
2023	17,270	99.9	101.6
2024	17,129	99.1	102.5
2025	17,036	98.6	103.1

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Population of Richland 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	17,281	−26	−19	0	−11
2021	17,203	−78	−38	+3	−55
2022	17,167	−36	−45	+33	−11
2023	17,270	+103	−57	+53	+108
2024	17,129	−141	−67	+39	−113
2025	17,036	−93	−75	+17	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.6 ±0.6: for men 45.7 ±0.7 and for women 47.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	870 ±44	5.1% ±0.3	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,782 ±171	16.2% ±1.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,169 ±118	6.8% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,547 ±161	20.6% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,543 ±185	26.4% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,294 ±203	25.0% ±1.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,420 ±$3,100, and income per person $36,484 ±$1,725, 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 Richland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,191 ±165	16.4% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,565 ±210	21.6% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,375 ±166	19.0% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,055 ±135	14.6% ±1.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,154 ±135	15.9% ±1.8	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	555 ±117	7.7% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	355 ±76	4.9% ±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 Richland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,458 ±388	14.5% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	739 ±143	21.0% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,056 ±195	13.4% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	663 ±129	12.0% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richland County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	8,532 ±47	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±2.0	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±1.9	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.9% ±1.7	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.1% ±2.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,500 ±$9,132	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$771 ±$53	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±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 Richland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	563 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,839 ±79	92.1% ±0.5	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	158 ±30	0.9% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 16	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	34 to 166	0.2% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	481 ±80	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 Richland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	13,734 ±279	79.8% ±1.6	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,969 ±235	17.3% ±1.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 167	0% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	439 ±90	2.6% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	216 ±61	1.3% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	223 ±84	1.3% ±0.5	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%.

Richland County among the counties of Wisconsin

60th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Richland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Green Lake County	19,305	+1.5%
Sawyer County	18,846	+4.0%
Lafayette County	17,478	+5.2%
Burnett County	17,223	+3.9%
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%

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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