Price County

Price County, Wisconsin

At a Glance

Population	14,054
County Seat	Price County Courthouse
State FIPS	55
County FIPS	099
Num Towns	6
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	4,978
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	14,066
Median Age	52.1
Veterans	1,214
Housing Units	10,797
Uninsured	135
Net Migration (recent)	158
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	364
Total Employees	3,741
Avg Annual Pay	$48,882
Median Household Income	$55,822
Poverty Rate	13.6%
Unemployment Rate	2.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$57,829
Federal Spending FY2024	$131,495,557
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,356

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$136,400
Median Rent	$759
FMR Studio	$707
FMR 1BR	$711
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,232
FMR 4BR	$1,237

Health & Safety

Hospitals	6
EMS Stations	18
Fire Stations	18
Police Stations	18
Adult Smoking	18.0%
Adult Obesity	35.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	17.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.18
Electric Customers	2843874
Towns with Broadband Data	6
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	6

Community

Churches	23
Libraries	6
Historic Places (NRHP)	13
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	36
SNAP Stores	17
Bank Branches	5

Agriculture

Total Farms	322
Land in Farms (acres)	12,289
Avg Farm Size (acres)	38.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (8)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING	2002-09-10
DR	WI-FLOOD-07/20/99	1999-08-16
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING	1993-07-02
EM	WINDS, HAIL & RAIN	1977-10-03
EM	DROUGHT	1976-06-17

Communities in Price County

Park Falls — pop 2,410
Phillips — pop 1,533
Prentice — pop 563
Ogema — pop 188
Kennan — pop 143
Catawba — pop 141

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.