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54234

Sister Bay, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,158
Median household income
$74,583
People below poverty
13.8%
Median home value
$456,300

Income

The median income of households in 54234 was $74,583. An estimated 9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9
$10,000 to $14,999 0.5
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 9.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.1
$100,000 to $149,999 21.7
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6
$200,000 or more 12.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70833
Female 59063

An estimated 61.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 52.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 45.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $33,122. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.3
Social Security 52.1
Retirement income 45.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.6
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.3

In 2020-2024, 10.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 54234 in 2020-2024, 97.5% had health insurance coverage and 2.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75% and public coverage was 58.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 54234 had a total population of 2,158 - 1,150 (53.3%) females and 1,008 (46.7%) males. The median age was 60.3 years. An estimated 15.4% of the population was under 18 years, 18.5% was 19 to 44 years, 22.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 42.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 54234 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 83 64
5 to 9 77 8
10 to 14 31 29
15 to 19 21 27
20 to 24 29 32
25 to 29 21 32
30 to 34 31 28
35 to 39 32 101
40 to 44 41 52
45 to 49 48 49
50 to 54 32 37
55 to 59 78 84
60 to 64 87 78
65 to 69 78 110
70 to 74 140 237
75 to 79 77 73
80 to 84 58 54
85 and over 44 55

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.6% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 3.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 54234 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96% of the people in 54234 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,121 households in 54234. The average household size was 1.87 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.7% of the households in 54234 while cohabiting couple households made up 0.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26% of all households, while 12.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 54234, 17.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 54.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.7
Cohabiting Couples 0.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 74.3% of males and 64.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 12.1 10.7
Now married, except separated 74.3 64.9
Separated 0 0
Widowed 5 8.9
Divorced 8.6 15.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 54234, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.7% of the people living in 54234 were U.S. natives. 50.5% of the 54234 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.3% of 54234 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 54234 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 54234.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 54234 in 2020-2024, 1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 54234 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.2
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 9.2
Different state 2.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 54234 was 233 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 169. College or graduate school enrollment was 48.

Educational Attainment of People in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.4
High school diploma or equivalency 13.3
Some college, no degree 22.9
Associate's degree 10.1
Bachelor's degree 31.6
Graduate or professional degree 20.7

Disability

In 54234, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 14.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 54234, 46.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 15.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 624 72.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 97 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 136 15.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 54234 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 15.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 3.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 23.9
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 0.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 54234 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 429 50.1
Service occupations 127 14.8
Sales and office occupations 204 23.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 55 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 42 4.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.6% of 54234 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.1
Other means 3.3
Worked from home 21.6

In 2020-2024, 54234 had a total of 2,380 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 36.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.7
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 54234 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 58.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 54234 had 1,121 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,259 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69% while renters occupied 31%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.92 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.78.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 24.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 54234:

House Heating Fuel Used in 54234 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62.1
Electricity 30.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.9
All other fuels 4.3
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 54234 was $456,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.6 % had a mortgage. 50.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,815 and for owners without a mortgage it was $923.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 54234 was $1,328. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.