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The population in Winnebago County is 285,471. There are 556 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Winnebago County is 39.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Winnebago County is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Winnebago County
- 48.4% are married
- 12.9% are divorced
- 27.8% are married with children
- 20.7% have children, but are single
Race in Winnebago County
- 70.2% are White
- 12.4% are Black
- 2.5% are Asian
- 0.1% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 12.2% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.4% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander