Jury Pool Profile
Vernon County, Wisconsin
- County seat
- Viroqua
- Judicial district
- Vernon County Circuit Court (7th Judicial District)
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,443
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,049.
At a glance
Vernon County is a 31,443-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,437, $7,120 below the WI state median of $77,557; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.3% 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 Education & health services, at 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $49,944/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 3.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 31,049
- Median household income
- $71,893
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Vernon County has a population of 31,049, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.5%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,437; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Wisconsin state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Vernon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.1% in 2024, 51.6% in 2020, 49.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.3% 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 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,701 individuals).