Wisconsin

Forest County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
77.6%
Native American
14.1%
Other
8.3%

Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

Forest Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricForest CountyWisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic White77.6%77.7%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native14.1%0.8%—
Hispanic2.7%8.8%—
Black or African American1%6.3%—
East Asian0.5%1.6%—
Indian0.2%0.7%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Forest County next to Wisconsin and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricForest CountyWisconsinUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—94.1 (−5.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—79.3 (−20.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$61,071$77,485$80,734
Median home value$185,000$266,500$332,700
Home price to income3.0×3.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$594/mo$1,087/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income11.7%16.8%21.0%