Ellison Bay vs Ephraim

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

Ellison Bay 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 188 in Ellison Bay). Ephraim has the higher median household income ($79,479 vs $71,250 in Ellison Bay). Ephraim has the higher median home value ($469,100 vs $287,500 in Ellison Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
Population	188	352
Median age	62.2 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$79,479
Median home value	$287,500	$469,100
Median gross rent	—	$958
Housing units	333	584
Homeownership rate	95.8%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.1%	79.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
Population	159 → 188 (+18.2%)	268 → 352 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$80,833 → $71,250 (-11.9%)	$76,667 → $79,479 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$240,000 → $287,500 (+19.8%)	$389,700 → $469,100 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)

Ellison Bay

Population

159188

Median household income

$80,833$71,250

Median home value

$240,000$287,500

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)

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
Under 5	10.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	4.3%	4.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	3.1%
35 to 44	2.1%	4.3%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.5%
55 to 64	24.5%	25.0%
65 to 74	25.5%	21.6%
75 and over	12.2%	27.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	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	11.7%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.1%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	51.9%	46.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	32.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
Drove alone	49.0%	66.4%
Carpooled	32.7%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	21.1%
Other means	0.0%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
1-unit, detached	76.0%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellison Bay	Ephraim
Poverty rate	16.0%	9.1%
Average household size	1.96	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	13	10
Median year structure built	1977	1958