Ephraim vs Sturgeon Bay

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

Ephraim 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 352 in Ephraim). Ephraim has the higher median household income ($79,479 vs $56,882 in Sturgeon Bay). Ephraim has the higher median home value ($469,100 vs $217,600 in Sturgeon Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
Population	352	9,702
Median age	63.6 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,479	$56,882
Median home value	$469,100	$217,600
Median gross rent	$958	$1,011
Housing units	584	5,686
Homeownership rate	91.8%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.4%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
Population	268 → 352 (+31.3%)	8,885 → 9,702 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$76,667 → $79,479 (+3.7%)	$57,673 → $56,882 (-1.4%)
Median home value	$389,700 → $469,100 (+20.4%)	$147,000 → $217,600 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)	$790 → $1,011 (+28.0%)

Ephraim

Population

268352

Median household income

$76,667$79,479

Median home value

$389,700$469,100

Median gross rent

$775$958

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)

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
Under 5	2.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	4.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	3.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	4.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	21.6%	16.5%
75 and over	27.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	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	8.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	7.3%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	46.8%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
Drove alone	66.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	21.1%	10.3%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
1-unit, detached	86.6%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Ephraim	Sturgeon Bay
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.1%
Average household size	1.92	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	10	15
Median year structure built	1958	1977