Ephraim vs Sister Bay

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

Ephraim 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 352 in Ephraim). Ephraim has the higher median household income ($79,479 vs $57,679 in Sister Bay). Ephraim has the higher median home value ($469,100 vs $328,700 in Sister Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
Population	352	1,016
Median age	63.6 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,479	$57,679
Median home value	$469,100	$328,700
Median gross rent	$958	$1,018
Housing units	584	1,415
Homeownership rate	91.8%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.4%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
Population	268 → 352 (+31.3%)	740 → 1,016 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$76,667 → $79,479 (+3.7%)	$41,364 → $57,679 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$389,700 → $469,100 (+20.4%)	$264,200 → $328,700 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)	$899 → $1,018 (+13.2%)

Ephraim

Population

268352

Median household income

$76,667$79,479

Median home value

$389,700$469,100

Median gross rent

$775$958

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)

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
Under 5	2.8%	9.6%
5 to 17	4.3%	9.4%
18 to 24	3.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	3.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	4.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	25.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	20.7%
75 and over	27.3%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	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	8.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.7%
High school graduate	7.3%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	46.8%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
Drove alone	66.4%	69.2%
Carpooled	0.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.1%	17.2%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
1-unit, detached	86.6%	34.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	27.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Ephraim	Sister Bay
Poverty rate	9.1%	25.1%
Average household size	1.92	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	10	13
Median year structure built	1958	1993