Washburn County, Wisconsin
Washburn County, Wisconsin · ZIP 54801, 54813, 54817
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 16,982 (2024 estimate)Population
- 7,529Households
- $61,270Median household income
- $207,900Median home value
- 28Towns with a page
- 10ZIP codes
Washburn County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,036 |
| 2010 | 15,911 |
| 2020 | 16,623 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $61,270 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 6,090 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,439 units
- Vacancy rate
- 41.3%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
4,261 employees in 499 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Washburn County | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,749 | 5,892,023 |
| Median household income | $61,270 | $75,670 |
| Median age | 52.4 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $207,900 | $247,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 23.6% | 32.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.9% | 67.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 23.1 minutes | 22.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Washburn County28 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spooner | City | 2,494 | 4.03 sq mi |
| Shell Lake | City | 1,393 | 5.85 sq mi |
| Evergreen Town | Town | 1,229 | 33.3 sq mi |
| Bashaw Town | Town | 1,079 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Minong Town | Town | 1,026 | 63.4 sq mi |
| Trego Town | Town | 936 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Spooner Town | Town | 844 | 17.6 sq mi |
| Beaver Brook Town | Town | 834 | 32.1 sq mi |
| Long Lake Town | Town | 646 | 31.8 sq mi |
| Birchwood Town | Town | 619 | 61.8 sq mi |
| Bass Lake Town | Town | 595 | 31.9 sq mi |
| Minong | Village | 557 | 1.53 sq mi |
| Madge Town | Town | 538 | 31.4 sq mi |
| Stone Lake Town | Town | 526 | 33.4 sq mi |
| Springbrook Town | Town | 520 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Barronett Town | Town | 464 | 32.0 sq mi |
| Sarona Town | Town | 428 | 31.0 sq mi |
| Birchwood | Village | 408 | 1.08 sq mi |
| Casey Town | Town | 402 | 30.7 sq mi |
| Brooklyn Town | Town | 313 | 35.3 sq mi |
| Chicog Town | Town | 301 | 42.8 sq mi |
| Crystal Town | Town | 287 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Stinnett Town | Town | 210 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Gull Lake Town | Town | 201 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Frog Creek Town | Town | 132 | 70.4 sq mi |
| Trego | Census designated place | 130 | 1.15 sq mi |
| Springbrook | Census designated place | 87 | 0.72 sq mi |
| Stone Lake | Census designated place | 79 | 0.94 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Barron CountyPopulation 46,810 (2024 estimate)
- Bayfield CountyPopulation 16,838 (2024 estimate)
- Burnett CountyPopulation 17,187 (2024 estimate)
- Douglas CountyPopulation 44,276 (2024 estimate)
- Rusk CountyPopulation 14,168 (2024 estimate)
- Sawyer CountyPopulation 18,835 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.