Baileys Harbor vs Little Sturgeon

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

Baileys Harbor and Little Sturgeon 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 111 in Little Sturgeon). Baileys Harbor has the higher median household income ($71,800 vs $70,000 in Little Sturgeon). Little Sturgeon has the higher median home value ($456,300 vs $351,400 in Baileys Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
Population	280	111
Median age	59.2 yrs	66.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,800	$70,000
Median home value	$351,400	$456,300
Median gross rent	$1,324	—
Housing units	263	308
Homeownership rate	69.4%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
Population	194 → 280 (+44.3%)	205 → 111 (-45.9%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $71,800 (+52.5%)	$52,321 → $70,000 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $351,400 (+36.0%)	$191,700 → $456,300 (+138.0%)
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

Little Sturgeon

Population

205111

Median household income

$52,321$70,000

Median home value

$191,700$456,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	1.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	1.8%
35 to 44	6.1%	2.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	22.9%	36.9%
65 to 74	19.3%	44.1%
75 and over	11.1%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	91.0%
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%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
Drove alone	68.7%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	23.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
1-unit, detached	82.9%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	32.8%

Poverty & households

	Baileys Harbor	Little Sturgeon
Poverty rate	12.5%	4.5%
Average household size	1.65	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1980	1970