Who is the Manitowoc County County Clerk?

Jessica Backus (Republican) is the County Clerk of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Manitowoc County Clerk of Circuit Court?

April R. Higgins (Republican) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Manitowoc County Coroner?

Curtis Green (Democratic) is the Coroner of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Manitowoc County District Attorney?

Jacalyn LaBre (Republican) is the District Attorney of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Manitowoc County County Executive?

Bob Ziegelbauer is the County Executive of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds?

Kristi L. Tuesburg (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Manitowoc County Sheriff?

Daniel Hartwig (Republican) is the Sheriff of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Manitowoc County County Treasurer?

Kathy Reissmann (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

What is the population of Manitowoc County?

About 81,406 people, with a median age of 45.1; the median household income is $69,148 and 9.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Manitowoc County?

2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,124 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,762, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Manitowoc County?

55 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 18 township, 6 school district and 18 special district governments.

Manitowoc County, WI elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Manitowoc County: 8 seats on 8 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Jessica Backus Republican source
Clerk of Circuit Court	April R. Higgins Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Curtis Green Democratic source
District Attorney	Jacalyn LaBre Republican source
County Executive	Bob Ziegelbauer source
Register of Deeds	Kristi L. Tuesburg Republican source
Sheriff	Daniel Hartwig Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Kathy Reissmann Republican source

How many local governments Manitowoc County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 55 local governments in Manitowoc County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	0
Cities, towns, villages and townships (12 municipal, 18 township)	30	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	18	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Manitowoc County

81,406people

45.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$69,148 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$186,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.1%U.S.: 8.4%

31.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.5% · White 87.3% · Black 0.8% · Asian 2.4% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Manitowoc County

2.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Wisconsin: 2.9%.

1,124people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

41,638people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

42,762in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.6%	1,124	41,638	42,762
August 2026	3.2%	1,353	41,556	42,909
July 2026	3.2%	1,381	41,691	43,072
June 2026	3.3%	1,429	42,351	43,780
May 2026	2.7%	1,126	40,895	42,021
April 2026	3.0%	1,277	40,936	42,213
March 2026	3.8%	1,572	40,257	41,829
February 2026	4.1%	1,701	39,947	41,648
January 2026	3.6%	1,491	39,909	41,400
December 2025	3.0%	1,258	40,369	41,627
November 2025	2.6%	1,088	40,344	41,432
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	1,004	40,358	41,362
August 2025	2.8%	1,175	40,642	41,817
July 2025	2.8%	1,198	40,870	42,068
June 2025	3.1%	1,339	41,812	43,151
May 2025	2.8%	1,175	40,785	41,960
April 2025	2.8%	1,205	41,307	42,512
March 2025	3.7%	1,554	40,935	42,489
February 2025	3.7%	1,543	40,570	42,113
January 2025	3.3%	1,408	40,945	42,353
December 2024	2.8%	1,177	40,842	42,019
November 2024	2.5%	1,066	40,930	41,996
October 2024	2.4%	1,003	41,535	42,538

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	1,268	40,812	42,080
2024	2.8%	1,204	41,561	42,765
2023	2.7%	1,154	41,268	42,422
2022	2.7%	1,120	41,141	42,261
2021	3.4%	1,444	41,428	42,872
2020	6.2%	2,633	40,106	42,739
2019	3.2%	1,361	41,844	43,205
2018	3.0%	1,303	42,257	43,560
2017	3.4%	1,491	42,491	43,982
2016	4.1%	1,792	42,237	44,029

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Wisconsin's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Manitowoc County

139.2 per 100,0002022. Wisconsin: 303.6.

892.3 per 100,0002022. Wisconsin: 1,369.6.

0murders2022, 110 violent crimes in all.

2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2022	110	139.2	705	892.3
2021	144	188.0	785	1,025.1
2020	137	180.1	785	1,031.8
2019	137	180.0	889	1,167.8
2018	138	180.7	984	1,288.6
2017	172	224.0	1,265	1,647.2
2016	160	208.1	1,295	1,684.0

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Manitowoc Police Department	2025	56	262	34,604
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office	2025	20	75	29,036
Two Rivers Police Department	2025	23	34	11,199
Cleveland Police Department	2022	0	4	1,599
Mishicot Police Department	2024	0	5	1,421

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Wisconsin · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.99 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 77,840 people.

155sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

68civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office	61	52	29,036
Manitowoc Police Department	65	11	34,604
Two Rivers Police Department	26	5	11,199
Mishicot Police Department	3	0	1,421
Cleveland Police Department	0	0	1,580

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	155	1.99	68	5
2022	161	2.06	56	5
2020	155	2.06	50	5
2019	157	2.09	51	5
2018	159	2.11	54	5
2017	156	2.06	42	5
2016	154	2.03	45	5

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Manitowoc County County Clerk?: Jessica Backus (Republican) is the County Clerk of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Manitowoc County Clerk of Circuit Court?: April R. Higgins (Republican) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Manitowoc County Coroner?: Curtis Green (Democratic) is the Coroner of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Manitowoc County District Attorney?: Jacalyn LaBre (Republican) is the District Attorney of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Manitowoc County County Executive?: Bob Ziegelbauer is the County Executive of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds?: Kristi L. Tuesburg (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Manitowoc County Sheriff?: Daniel Hartwig (Republican) is the Sheriff of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Manitowoc County County Treasurer?: Kathy Reissmann (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
What is the population of Manitowoc County?: About 81,406 people, with a median age of 45.1; the median household income is $69,148 and 9.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Manitowoc County?: 2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,124 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,762, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Manitowoc County?: 55 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 18 township, 6 school district and 18 special district governments.

Officeholders as of August 4, 2025, from the Wisconsin Blue Book 2025–2026 (Legislative Reference Bureau), as county clerks reported their officers in April 2025; officials elected or appointed since then may differ, and only each county board's chair is listed; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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