Baileys Harbor vs Ellison Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Baileys Harbor and Ellison Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Baileys Harbor and Ellison Bay are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baileys Harbor has the higher population (280 vs 188 in Ellison Bay). Baileys Harbor has the higher median household income ($71,800 vs $71,250 in Ellison Bay). Baileys Harbor has the higher median home value ($351,400 vs $287,500 in Ellison Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
Population	280	188
Median age	59.2 yrs	62.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,800	$71,250
Median home value	$351,400	$287,500
Median gross rent	$1,324	—
Housing units	263	333
Homeownership rate	69.4%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	73.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
Population	194 → 280 (+44.3%)	159 → 188 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $71,800 (+52.5%)	$80,833 → $71,250 (-11.9%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $351,400 (+36.0%)	$240,000 → $287,500 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,324 (+21.4%)	—

Baileys Harbor

Population

194280

Median household income

$47,083$71,800

Median home value

$258,300$351,400

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,324

Ellison Bay

Population

159188

Median household income

$80,833$71,250

Median home value

$240,000$287,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
Under 5	3.6%	10.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	4.3%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	6.1%	2.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	6.9%
55 to 64	22.9%	24.5%
65 to 74	19.3%	25.5%
75 and over	11.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.8%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	51.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
Drove alone	68.7%	49.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	32.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.6%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
1-unit, detached	82.9%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Baileys Harbor	Ellison Bay
Poverty rate	12.5%	16.0%
Average household size	1.65	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	15	13
Median year structure built	1980	1977