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54235

Sturgeon Bay, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
17,749
Median household income
$70,212
People below poverty
7.7%
Median home value
$297,300

Income

The median income of households in 54235 was $70,212. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2
$200,000 or more 8.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58171
Female 56439

An estimated 69.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,392. 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 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.8
Social Security 40.2
Retirement income 32.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.5

In 2020-2024, 10.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 54235 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.8% and public coverage was 39.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 54235 had a total population of 17,749 - 8,892 (50.1%) females and 8,857 (49.9%) males. The median age was 52.4 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 23.7% was 19 to 44 years, 28.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 29.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 54235 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 272 275
5 to 9 420 412
10 to 14 510 376
15 to 19 394 552
20 to 24 360 315
25 to 29 421 417
30 to 34 390 389
35 to 39 384 464
40 to 44 623 448
45 to 49 545 465
50 to 54 516 574
55 to 59 731 564
60 to 64 796 880
65 to 69 885 934
70 to 74 793 858
75 to 79 370 418
80 to 84 270 309
85 and over 177 242

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 6.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 54235 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90% of the people in 54235 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,940 households in 54235. The average household size was 1.97 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.3% of the households in 54235 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.8% of all households, while 23.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.5% of all households.

In 54235, 18.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.3
Cohabiting Couples 4.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.4% of males and 56.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.8 19
Now married, except separated 57.4 56.3
Separated 0.7 0.1
Widowed 3.8 8.5
Divorced 14.3 16.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 54235, 81 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 54235 were U.S. natives. 69.2% of the 54235 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 54235 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 54235 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 54235.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60.7
Asia 15.7
Europe 20.8
Africa 0
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 54235 in 2020-2024, 4.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.5% of people at least five years old; 1.4% 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 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 54235 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 3.4
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 54235 was 2,936 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 128 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,267. College or graduate school enrollment was 541.

Educational Attainment of People in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.8
Some college, no degree 23.4
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 20.4
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 54235, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 54235, 57.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,658 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,263 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 836 9.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 54235 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 8
Manufacturing 18.5
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 9.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.6
Other Services, except public administration 7.1
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 54235 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,588 40.9
Service occupations 1,474 16.8
Sales and office occupations 1,531 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 971 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,214 13.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.3% of 54235 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 2.9
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 11.9

In 2020-2024, 54235 had a total of 12,089 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.7% 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"). 17.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.8
Mobile homes 8.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 54235 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 60.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 54235 had 8,940 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,149 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.5% while renters occupied 26.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.66.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.8% and another 21.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 54235:

House Heating Fuel Used in 54235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.9
Electricity 11.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 54235 was $297,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.6 % had a mortgage. 49.4% 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 $1,568 and for owners without a mortgage it was $667.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 54235 was $1,086. 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.