Table 1
Estimates of Poverty and Income for Wisconsin Counties, 2007

 
All Ages in Poverty, 2007
 
County
Number
90% Confidence Interval
Percent
90% Confidence Interval
Median
Household Income
Wisconsin 589,168 576,154 to 02,181 10.8 10.6 to 11.1 $50,567
Adams 2,746 2,215 to 3,278 14.4 11.6 to 17.2 38,516
Ashland 2,714 2,194 to 3,234 17.5 14.1 to 20.8 35,810
Barron 5,333 4,486 to 6,180 11.9 10.0 to 13.8 43,347
Bayfield 1,717 1,354 to 2,081 11.5 9.1 to 14.0 42,380
Brown 24,267 21,300 to 27,234 10.3 9.0 to 11.5 52,452
Buffalo 1,208 954 to 1,461 8.9 7.0 to 10.7 43,448
Burnett 2,113 1,712 to 2,514 13.2 10.7 to 15.7 40,453
Calumet 2,338 1,848 to 2,829 5.3 4.2 to 6.4 60,714
Chippewa 5,827 4,719 to 6,934 10.2 8.2 to 12.1 47,904
Clark 3,785 3,134 to 4,436 11.5 9.5 to 13.5 41,485
Columbia 3,754 2,994 to 4,514 7 5.6 to 8.4 55,391
Crawford 1,890 1,489 to 2,291 11.7 9.2 to 14.2 41,072
Dane 50,539 45,855 to 55,222 10.9 9.9 to 12.0 60,794
Dodge 6,812 5,640 to 7,984 8.3 6.9 to 9.8 51,619
Door 2,040 1,619 to 2,461 7.4 5.9 to 9.0 48,147
Douglas 6,200 5,197 to 7,203 14.6 12.2 to 17.0 38,787
Dunn 5,494 4,614 to 6,375 14 11.8 to 16.2 46,351
Eau Claire 12,058 10,469 to 13,648 13 11.3 to 14.7 44,567
Florence 542 423 to 661 11.6 9.0 to 14.1 40,526
Fond du Lac 8,025 6,674 to 9,376 8.4 7.0 to 9.8 50,713
Forest 1,585 1,260 to 1,910 16.5 13.1 to 19.9 34,927
Grant 5,309 4,456 to 6,163 11.7 9.8 to 13.6 42,830
Green 2,717 2,191 to 3,244 7.7 6.2 to 9.2 50,806
Green Lake 1,683 1,311 to 2,055 9.1 7.1 to 11.2 47,773
Iowa 1,982 1,604 to 2,361 8.5 6.9 to 10.1 51,234
Iron 715 554 to 877 11.6 9.0 to 14.2 36,192
Jackson 2,440 2,006 to 2,873 13.1 10.7 to 15.4 44,226
Jefferson 5,467 4,450 to 6,484 7.1 5.8 to 8.4 54,727
Juneau 2,876 2,337 to 3,415 11.6 9.4 to 13.7 44,485
Kenosha 18,721 16,390 to 21,052 11.8 10.3 to 13.3 53,501
Kewaunee 1,482 1,210 to 1,754 7.3 6.0 to 8.6 53,356
La Crosse 13,987 11,840 to 16,134 13.2 11.1 to 15.2 48,139
Lafayette 1,414 1,143 to 1,685 9 7.3 to 10.7 46,770
Langlade 2,331 1,871 to 2,792 11.7 9.4 to 14.0 39,916
Lincoln 2,867 2,299 to 3,436 9.9 8.0 to 11.9 46,495
Manitowoc 6,868 5,553 to 8,184 8.6 6.9 to 10.2 48,175
Marathon 10,303 8,455 to 12,152 8 6.6 to 9.5 53,470
Marinette 4,643 3,820 to 5,467 11.2 9.2 to 13.2 44,539
Marquette 1,517 1,199 to 1,835 10.2 8.1 to 12.4 42,571
Menominee 1,549 1,251 to 1,847 34.1 27.5 to 40.6 31,448
Milwaukee 169,324 158,858 to 79,791 18.2 17.1 to 19.4 42,865
Monroe 5,415 4,378 to 6,452 12.8 10.4 to 15.3 44,969
Oconto 3,660 2,945 to 4,376 9.9 7.9 to 11.8 47,886
Oneida 3,447 2,710 to 4,185 9.8 7.7 to 11.8 44,644
Outagamie 11,350 9,580 to 13,120 6.7 5.6 to 7.7 57,443
Ozaukee 3,790 3,036 to 4,544 4.5 3.6 to 5.4 75,938
Pepin 769 594 to 943 10.6 8.2 to 13.0 45,296
Pierce 2,709 2,210 to 3,207 7.3 5.9 to 8.6 59,405
Polk 3,775 3,265 to 4,285 8.7 7.5 to 9.8 48,402
Portage 7,825 6,549 to 9,101 12.1 10.1 to 14.0 50,494
Price 1,572 1,251 to 1,892 11.1 8.8 to 13.3 40,346
Racine 17,512 14,622 to 20,403 9.2 7.7 to 10.7 52,272
Richland 2,051 1,628 to 2,474 11.5 9.1 to 13.9 42,828
Rock 16,711 14,331 to 19,090 10.7 9.2 to 12.2 49,276
Rusk 2,044 1,601 to 2,488 14.4 11.3 to 17.5 36,955
St. Croix 4,212 3,406 to 5,017 5.3 4.3 to 6.3 66,731
Sauk 5,237 4,341 to 6,134 9.1 7.5 to 10.7 48,262
Sawyer 2,064 1,635 to 2,493 12.3 9.8 to 14.9 39,558
Shawano 4,295 3,466 to 5,123 10.7 8.6 to 12.8 44,972
Sheboygan 8,778 7,163 to 10,393 7.9 6.5 to 9.4 52,727
Taylor 2,114 1,685 to 2,544 11.1 8.8 to 13.4 44,096
Trempealeau 2,596 2,151 to 3,041 9.5 7.9 to 11.2 46,543
Vernon 3,883 3,144 to 4,622 13.6 11.0 to 16.2 43,267
Vilas 2,291 1,846 to 2,737 10.5 8.5 to 12.6 41,184
Walworth 9,363 7,879 to 10,847 9.6 8.1 to 11.1 54,084
Washburn 2,039 1,732 to 2,346 12.4 10.6 to 14.3 40,316
Washington 6,626 5,419 to 7,833 5.2 4.3 to 6.2 66,064
Waukesha 15,399 13,087 to 17,712 4.1 3.5 to 4.7 72,432
Waupaca 4,481 3,659 to 5,303 8.9 7.3 to 10.6 47,515
Waushara 2,945 2,390 to 3,499 12.6 10.2 to 14.9 41,297
Winnebago 14,366 12,458 to 16,274 9.3 8.1 to 10.6 50,767
Wood 6,662 5,712 to 7,611 9.1 7.8 to 10.4 50,077

Note: The Census Bureau cautions that there is “uncertainty with all estimates in this program,” and suggests that anyone seeking to compare estimates should first see the Bureau’s General Cautions page.

*The Census Bureau defines a confidence interval as “a range of values that, with some level of certainty, contains the true value the estimate is approximating.” See A Basic Explanation of Confidence Intervals for more details about confidence intervals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates, Model-Based Estimates for States, Counties & School Districts, Estimates for Wisconsin Counties, 2007, released December 2008.

Last updated: 17 March 2009