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Clark County, Wisconsin

Clark County, Wisconsin. Clark County had 35,052 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.2% since 2020, in line with Wisconsin (+1.3%). It holds 48 places (13 cities, villages and boroughs, 33 towns and townships and 2 census-designated) and 8 census tracts. GEOID 55019.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

35,052

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 34,659 · ACS 2020-2024: 34,739

Median household income

$67,400

±$1,810 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $77,485

Median home value

$172,800

±$4,651 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $266,500

Median gross rent

$823

±$28 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $1,087

How many people live in Clark County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 34,659 residents in Clark County. The Census Bureau estimates 35,052 for July 1, 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, in line with Wisconsin (+1.3%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 34,739 over 1,210 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +106 (34,746)
2021→2022 +26 (34,772)
2022→2023 +108 (34,880)
2023→2024 +95 (34,975)
2024→2025 +77 (35,052)

Clark County in Wisconsin. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Clark County	Wisconsin	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	34,739	5,914,872	+160
Households	12,839±160	2,479,480	no clear change
Average household size	2.67±0.03	2.33	no clear change
Housing units	14,961±67	2,778,572	−211

Clark County's population since 2000

From 33,557 in 2000 to 35,052 in 2025: up 4.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 33,557
2005 (estimate) 34,334
2010 Census 34,690
2015 (estimate) 34,350
2020 Census 34,659
2025 (estimate) 35,052

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Clark County?

Clark County holds 48 places: 13 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 33 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Neillsville with 2,367 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Clark County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Neillsville	city	2,384	2,230±269	$60,179	$117,700	15.1%	100%
Thorp	city	1,795	1,590±242	$53,424	$160,000	9.8%	100%
Abbotsford	city	2,275	2,024±276	$68,580	$151,500	9.5%	73%
Fremont (town), Clark County	town	1,312	1,330±208	$78,286	$173,300	12.6%	100%
Colby	city	1,952	1,907±290	$50,114	$184,700	19.1%	65%
Loyal	city	1,203	1,363±234	$65,284	$119,700	11.8%	100%
Pine Valley (town)	town	1,175	1,296±181	$87,171	$235,000	3.9%	100%
Greenwood	city	1,058	1,100±199	$65,112	$119,500	13.7%	100%
Withee (town)	town	1,033	1,017±152	$94,583	$234,000	4.6%	100%
Mayville (town)	town	963	1,152±249	$69,615	$222,600	7.1%	100%
Colby (town)	town	922	816±144	$92,500	$193,300	10.6%	100%
Owen	city	916	920±168	$61,250	$140,900	12.0%	100%
Hixon (town)	town	902	876±153	$82,222	$175,000	8.3%	100%
Longwood (town)	town	877	971±163	$71,042	$178,300	8.7%	100%
Grant (town), Clark County	town	858	735±96	$68,125	$141,800	13.7%	100%
Dorchester	village	849	879±169	$60,536	$156,000	13.5%	100%
York (town), Clark County	town	844	976±219	$66,786	$208,300	24.0%	100%
Thorp (town)	town	840	831±135	$57,750	$240,700	6.1%	100%
Lynn (town)	town	834	987±233	$61,544	$251,400	17.7%	100%
Sherman (town), Clark County	town	831	933±274	$84,688	$230,200	4.9%	100%
Beaver (town), Clark County	town	826	963±147	$83,438	$196,500	11.7%	100%
Reseburg (town)	town	793	806±133	$92,500	$192,400	7.3%	100%
Loyal (town)	town	790	705±186	$93,523	$275,000	5.8%	100%
Hoard (town)	town	787	632±68	$83,125	$185,800	22.8%	100%
Unity (town), Clark County	town	751	660±117	$66,591	$184,200	10.6%	100%
Green Grove (town)	town	748	826±143	$74,500	$165,900	6.4%	100%
Eaton (town), Clark County	town	718	607±114	$66,875	$225,000	16.6%	100%
Worden (town)GEOID 5501989125	town	708	714±317	$61,875	$248,400	33.1%	100%
Weston (town), Clark County	town	686	726±229	$60,865	$183,600	11.3%	100%
Warner (town)	town	635	675±208	$84,375	$164,600	7.0%	100%
Mentor (town)	town	546	597±120	$60,357	$128,300	18.8%	100%
Withee	village	506	520±186	$68,750	$95,900	10.8%	100%
Levis (town)	town	437	440±78	$46,125	$195,700	17.0%	100%
Hendren (town)	town	433	400±86	$73,542	$189,100	8.3%	100%
Granton	village	381	345±72	$58,194	$110,400	26.3%	100%
Mead (town)GEOID 5501950275	town	357	317±82	$75,000	$217,600	6.6%	100%
Dewhurst (town)	town	349	224±35	$62,083	$292,900	4.0%	100%
Hewett (town)	town	295	308±79	$79,821	$225,800	11.0%	100%
CurtissGEOID 5518125	village	292	442±143	$68,523	$90,800	21.7%	100%
Washburn (town), Clark County	town	289	232±53	$68,750	$173,400	10.3%	100%
Humbird	CDP	254	300±105	$49,625	$95,000	17.3%	100%
Sherwood (town)	town	230	238±79	$68,750	$173,200	8.5%	100%
ChiliGEOID 5514450	CDP	205	306±94	$56,333	$155,600	10.6%	100%
Seif (town)GEOID 5501972450	town	188	220±58	$67,917	$227,600	21.4%	100%
Unity	village	384	378±89	$56,827	$105,300	17.9%	39%
Foster (town)GEOID 5501926775	town	118	138±32	$61,771	$275,000	5.1%	100%
Butler (town)GEOID 5501911425	town	112	118±37	$77,614	$332,700	9.3%	100%
Stanley	city	3,804	3,760±22	$48,052	$167,400	20.0%	0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Clark County?

The median resident of Clark County is 36.7 years old; 29.7% are under 18 and 17.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.4%. 3.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Clark County	Wisconsin	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	36.7±0.3	40.2	−0.7
Under 18 years	29.7%	21.4%	–
65 years and over	17.2%±0.1 pts	18.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	8.0%	+1.7 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	90.5%±0.2 pts	78.6%	−2.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	5.9%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.4%±0.1 pts	2.9%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.1%±0.2 pts	3.7%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.3%	–
Born outside the United States	3.2%±0.4 pts	5.2%	+0.6 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	18.3%±1.5 pts	9.0%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.2%±0.5 pts	6.2%	–
With a disability	11.9%±0.7 pts	12.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	22.5%±1.4 pts	5.2%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	82.9%±0.9 pts	93.6%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	13.0%±0.8 pts	33.4%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	3.7%±0.4 pts	11.4%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.5%±0.8 pts	2.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Clark County earn?

Half of Clark County's 12,839 households earn less than $67,400 a year (±$1,810), against $77,485 in Wisconsin. In 2015-2019 it was $66,472 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Clark County	Wisconsin	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$67,400±$1,810	$77,485	no clear change
Mean household income	$87,875±$2,687	$101,466	–
Per capita income	$32,627±$818	$43,373	+$1,390
People below the poverty line	12.1%±1.4 pts	10.6%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	16.0%±3.2 pts	12.8%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	10.5%±1.2 pts	11.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	78.6%±1.4 pts	90.3%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Clark County?

Owners occupy 78.5% of Clark County's occupied homes and renters 21.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,800 by its owner (±$4,651). The median renter pays $823 a month including utilities, and 22.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Clark County	Wisconsin	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$172,800±$4,651	$266,500	+$16,256
Median gross rent	$823±$28	$1,087	+$56
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	22.9%±3.3 pts	35.0%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,353±$26	$1,689	–
Owner-occupied homes	78.5%±1.5 pts	67.8%	no clear change
Housing units	14,961±67	2,778,572	−211
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9%±0.5 pts	0.5%	–
Rental vacancy rate	5.8%±3.1 pts	4.5%	–
Single-family detached homes	82.7%±1.3 pts	66.2%	–
Mobile homes	6.6%±0.6 pts	3.1%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.9%±0.7 pts	1.4%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	24.8%±1.2 pts	17.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Clark County building?

Builders took permits for 123 new housing units across Clark County in 2025 (95 single-family), 3.5 per 1,000 residents.

2019 44 units
2020 137 units
2021 68 units
2022 66 units
2023 109 units
2024 73 units
2025 123 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Clark County get to work?

69.0% of Clark County's workers drive alone and 12.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.2 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Clark County	Wisconsin	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	64.3%±0.9 pts	65.3%	–
Unemployment rate	3.7%±0.7 pts	3.2%	+1.0 pts
Drove alone to work	69.0%±1.4 pts	74.4%	–
Carpooled	9.3%±0.9 pts	7.3%	–
Public transportation	0.1%±0.1 pts	1.1%	–
Walked	5.7%±0.7 pts	2.6%	–
Worked from home	12.4%±1.0 pts	13.1%	no clear change
Mean travel time to work	22.2 min±0.7	22.2 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Clark County's census tracts?

Clark County is divided into 8 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $61,447 (Tract 9503) to $74,844 (Tract 9505).

Census tracts of Clark County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 950155019950100	Abbotsford (28%)	4,923	4,881±296	$62,976	$180,700	$878	11.2%
Tract 950255019950200	Owen (21%)	4,657	4,642±287	$70,234	$155,200	$840	12.4%
Tract 950355019950300	Thorp (24%)	4,705	4,609±375	$61,447	$195,300	$838	10.6%
Tract 950455019950400	Greenwood (13%)	4,021	4,027±279	$68,917	$158,000	$716	11.0%
Tract 950555019950500	Loyal (14%)	4,920	5,140±378	$74,844	$167,800	$852	10.6%
Tract 950655019950600	Granton (6%)	4,773	4,870±312	$67,736	$168,900	$802	16.6%
Tract 950755019950700	Neillsville (66%)	3,542	3,431±270	$66,607	$153,400	$754	12.4%
Tract 950855019950800	Humbird (5%)	3,118	3,139±195	$63,309	$209,100	$1,033	11.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Clark County compare with Wisconsin's other counties?

Clark County's rank among Wisconsin's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	41st of 72
Growth 2020-2025	37th of 72
Residents per square mile	54th of 72
Median household income	50th of 72
Median home value	65th of 72
Median gross rent	48th of 72
Poverty rate	19th of 72
Bachelor's degree or higher	72nd of 72
Median age	67th of 72

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Clark County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.