Ellison Bay vs Sister Bay

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

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

Sister Bay has the higher population (1,016 vs 188 in Ellison Bay). Ellison Bay has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $57,679 in Sister Bay). Sister Bay has the higher median home value ($328,700 vs $287,500 in Ellison Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
Population	188	1,016
Median age	62.2 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$57,679
Median home value	$287,500	$328,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,018
Housing units	333	1,415
Homeownership rate	95.8%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.1%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
Population	159 → 188 (+18.2%)	740 → 1,016 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$80,833 → $71,250 (-11.9%)	$41,364 → $57,679 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$240,000 → $287,500 (+19.8%)	$264,200 → $328,700 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$899 → $1,018 (+13.2%)

Ellison Bay

Population

159188

Median household income

$80,833$71,250

Median home value

$240,000$287,500

Sister Bay

Population

7401,016

Median household income

$41,364$57,679

Median home value

$264,200$328,700

Median gross rent

$899$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
Under 5	10.6%	9.6%
5 to 17	4.3%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	2.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	24.5%	7.3%
65 to 74	25.5%	20.7%
75 and over	12.2%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	97.8%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.7%
High school graduate	13.1%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	51.9%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
Drove alone	49.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	32.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
1-unit, detached	76.0%	34.8%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	27.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Ellison Bay	Sister Bay
Poverty rate	16.0%	25.1%
Average household size	1.96	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	13	13
Median year structure built	1977	1993