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54457

Nekoosa, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,183
Median household income
$71,083
People below poverty
10.3%
Median home value
$178,200

Income

The median income of households in 54457 was $71,083. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 12.3
$35,000 to $49,999 8.3
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 19.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66667
Female 54766

An estimated 58.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 56.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 44.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,715. 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 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.6
Social Security 56.1
Retirement income 44.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.8
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 54457 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.3% and public coverage was 52.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 54457 had a total population of 8,183 - 4,149 (50.7%) females and 4,034 (49.3%) males. The median age was 54.9 years. An estimated 17.5% of the population was under 18 years, 19.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 33.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 54457 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 180 168
5 to 9 214 267
10 to 14 128 143
15 to 19 240 236
20 to 24 113 88
25 to 29 134 188
30 to 34 204 149
35 to 39 210 180
40 to 44 157 160
45 to 49 270 125
50 to 54 282 270
55 to 59 218 334
60 to 64 407 359
65 to 69 487 414
70 to 74 305 413
75 to 79 202 331
80 to 84 143 256
85 and over 140 68

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.1% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.1% of the people in 54457 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.4% of the people in 54457 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,806 households in 54457. The average household size was 2.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.5% of the households in 54457 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.6% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.1% of all households.

In 54457, 17.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 52.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.4% of males and 60.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.3 16.1
Now married, except separated 57.4 60.3
Separated 0.1 0.4
Widowed 3.4 12.7
Divorced 14.7 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 54457, 47 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.8% 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 54457 were U.S. natives. 72.9% of the 54457 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 54457 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 54457 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 54457.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.7
Asia 22.6
Europe 27.2
Africa 0
Northern America 2.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 54457 in 2020-2024, 5.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 2.1% 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 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 54457 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.1
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 54457 was 1,372 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 90 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,070. College or graduate school enrollment was 212.

Educational Attainment of People in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.9
High school diploma or equivalency 38.7
Some college, no degree 17.4
Associate's degree 11.9
Bachelor's degree 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 54457, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 54457, 45.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,504 79.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 435 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 205 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 54457 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.6
Construction 6
Manufacturing 18.6
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 54457 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 992 31.5
Service occupations 648 20.6
Sales and office occupations 607 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 345 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 558 17.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.1% of 54457 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1.7
Other means 3.7
Worked from home 14.2

In 2020-2024, 54457 had a total of 5,699 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.9% 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"). 5.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.9
Mobile homes 8.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 54457 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 62.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 54457 had 3,806 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,893 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.4% while renters occupied 14.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.53.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 19.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 54457:

House Heating Fuel Used in 54457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 86
Electricity 8.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.3
All other fuels 4.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 54457 was $178,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.9 % had a mortgage. 51.1% 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 $1,389 and for owners without a mortgage it was $576.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 54457 was $765. 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.