Demographics of Taylor County, Wisconsin

Taylor County, Wisconsin had 20,118 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +176 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.

Taylor County, in four figures

20,118
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +176 people.; 44.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,350 ±$3,814
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.

Taylor County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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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Taylor County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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	19,942	100.0	100.0
2021	19,953	100.1	100.2
2022	19,976	100.2	100.7
2023	20,117	100.9	101.6
2024	20,097	100.8	102.5
2025	20,118	100.9	103.1

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Population of Taylor 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	19,942	+25	+25	0	−6
2021	19,953	+11	+12	+4	−19
2022	19,976	+23	−32	+55	+12
2023	20,117	+141	−1	+34	+112
2024	20,097	−20	−41	+40	−17
2025	20,118	+21	−44	+24	+42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.2 ±0.5: for men 44.0 ±0.4 and for women 44.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	1,128 ±26	5.6% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,490 ±141	17.4% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,388 ±103	6.9% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,143 ±149	20.7% ±0.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,599 ±210	28.0% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,276 ±222	21.4% ±1.1	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,350 ±$3,814, and income per person $35,571 ±$1,154, 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 Taylor County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,100 ±149	13.7% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,738 ±190	21.6% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,455 ±174	18.1% ±2.1	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,258 ±167	15.6% ±2.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,518 ±151	18.9% ±1.8	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	597 ±100	7.4% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	380 ±87	4.7% ±1.1	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 Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,897 ±199	9.6% ±1.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	517 ±77	11.3% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	800 ±133	8.5% ±1.4	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	580 ±103	9.8% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Taylor County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Taylor County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	9,537 ±47	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±1.9	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±1.8	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±1.9	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±2.6	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,100 ±$5,811	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$59	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Taylor County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	599 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,788 ±82	93.8% ±0.4	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	67 ±31	0.3% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29 to 97	0.1% to 0.5%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 31	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	8 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	25 to 169	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	362 ±58	1.8% ±0.3	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 Taylor County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	16,479 ±308	82.3% ±1.5	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,122 ±290	15.6% ±1.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	66 ±31	0.3% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	357 ±60	1.8% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	105 ±30	0.5% ±0.1	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	252 ±57	1.3% ±0.3	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Taylor County among the counties of Wisconsin

53rd of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Taylor County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Iowa County	23,951	+1.0%
Vilas County	23,761	+2.9%
Adams County	21,752	+5.1%
Jackson County	20,999	−0.5%
Kewaunee County	20,758	+1.0%
Taylor County	20,118	+0.9%
Langlade County	19,534	+0.4%
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%

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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