Baileys Harbor vs Sturgeon Bay

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

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

Sturgeon Bay has the higher population (9,702 vs 280 in Baileys Harbor). Baileys Harbor has the higher median household income ($71,800 vs $56,882 in Sturgeon Bay). Baileys Harbor has the higher median home value ($351,400 vs $217,600 in Sturgeon Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
Population	280	9,702
Median age	59.2 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,800	$56,882
Median home value	$351,400	$217,600
Median gross rent	$1,324	$1,011
Housing units	263	5,686
Homeownership rate	69.4%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
Population	194 → 280 (+44.3%)	8,885 → 9,702 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $71,800 (+52.5%)	$57,673 → $56,882 (-1.4%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $351,400 (+36.0%)	$147,000 → $217,600 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,324 (+21.4%)	$790 → $1,011 (+28.0%)

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

Sturgeon Bay

Population

8,8859,702

Median household income

$57,673$56,882

Median home value

$147,000$217,600

Median gross rent

$790$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
Under 5	3.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	2.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	18.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	6.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	22.9%	16.5%
65 to 74	19.3%	16.5%
75 and over	11.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	15.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
Drove alone	68.7%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	17.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	13.7%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
1-unit, detached	82.9%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Baileys Harbor	Sturgeon Bay
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.1%
Average household size	1.65	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	15	15
Median year structure built	1980	1977