Jury Pool Profile
Clark County, Wisconsin
- County seat
- Neillsville
- Judicial district
- Clark County Circuit Court (7th Judicial District)
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 35,052
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,739.
At a glance
Clark County is a 35,052-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,586, $11,971 below the WI state median of $77,557; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 18.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 31.6% of covered employment, average pay $65,532/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the 3.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 34,739
- Median household income
- $67,400
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Clark County has a population of 34,739, with a median age of 36.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.2%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,586; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 32% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 31.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the Wisconsin state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clark County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.4% in 2024, 67.1% in 2020, 63.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 18.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
18.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (1,524 individuals).