Baileys Harbor vs Ephraim

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

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

Ephraim has the higher population (352 vs 280 in Baileys Harbor). Ephraim has the higher median household income ($79,479 vs $71,800 in Baileys Harbor). Ephraim has the higher median home value ($469,100 vs $351,400 in Baileys Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
Population	280	352
Median age	59.2 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,800	$79,479
Median home value	$351,400	$469,100
Median gross rent	$1,324	$958
Housing units	263	584
Homeownership rate	69.4%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	79.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
Population	194 → 280 (+44.3%)	268 → 352 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $71,800 (+52.5%)	$76,667 → $79,479 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $351,400 (+36.0%)	$389,700 → $469,100 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,324 (+21.4%)	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)

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

Ephraim

Population

268352

Median household income

$76,667$79,479

Median home value

$389,700$469,100

Median gross rent

$775$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
Under 5	3.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	8.2%	4.3%
18 to 24	2.5%	3.1%
25 to 34	18.9%	3.1%
35 to 44	6.1%	4.3%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.5%
55 to 64	22.9%	25.0%
65 to 74	19.3%	21.6%
75 and over	11.1%	27.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	91.8%
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%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.8%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	46.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	32.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
Drove alone	68.7%	66.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	21.1%
Other means	0.0%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
1-unit, detached	82.9%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Baileys Harbor	Ephraim
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.1%
Average household size	1.65	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	15	10
Median year structure built	1980	1958