Income & Buying Power

Incomes in Western Wisconsin provide greater buying power than in most parts of the United States. The following information provides a summary of income levels by households and that income's buying power compared to different Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the United States. The region has two Metropolitan Statistical Areas that can be used for most comparisons. Pierce and St. Croix counties are part of the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA and Chippewa and Eau Claire counties make up the Eau Claire MSA.

	2008 Est. Households	% with Income Less than $24,999	% with Income $25,000- $49,999	% with Income $50,000- $99,999	% with Income $100,000+
Barron	18,993	26.37 %	31.26 %	32.32 %	10.05 %
Buffalo	5,759	23.75 %	30.54 %	35.67 %	10.04 %
Burnett	7,195	25.67 %	34.76 %	30.95 %	8.62 %
Chippewa	23,824	23.72 %	31.68 %	35.02 %	9.57 %
Clark	12,366	28.00 %	32.85 %	31.43 %	7.71 %
Dunn	15,799	24.08 %	29.87 %	34.86 %	11.19 %
Eau Claire	38,682	22.92 %	30.50 %	33.51 %	13.07 %
Jackson	7,578	25.53 %	31.17 %	33.57 %	9.73 %
Pepin	2,906	23.61 %	30.25 %	35.07 %	11.08 %
Pierce	14,613	15.71 %	24.81 %	41.55 %	17.93 %
Polk	18,350	21.72 %	28.78 %	36.37 %	13.12 %
Rusk	6,216	32.13 %	33.41 %	28.07 %	6.39 %
St Croix	31,780	13.00 %	21.02 %	40.08 %	25.91 %
Trempealeau	11,566	23.83 %	29.18 %	37.17 %	9.82 %

Your Buying Power Goes Further in western Wisconsin

If you earned $100,000 in Western Wisconsin, you would need to earn the amounts below in other MSAs to enjoy similar buying power.

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