Siren

Population: 700
Median household income: $39,688
Median home value: $172,500

Siren, a community in Burnett County, Wisconsin, has 700 residents. Its median household income of $39,688 runs below the Burnett County figure of $61,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Siren's population declined 5.0% from 737 to 700, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $116,200 to $172,500.

The typical home was built around 1976. 24.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 700
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,688
Median home value: $172,500
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 448
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

737700

Median household income

$37,727$39,688

Median home value

$116,200$172,500

Median gross rent

$775$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	737	$37,727	$116,200	$775
2020	777	$34,700	$122,300	$803
2021	835	$34,219	$138,300	$807
2022	710	$39,375	$149,700	$713
2023	700	$39,688	$172,500	$755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	4.3%
5 to 17	53	7.6%
18 to 24	40	5.7%
25 to 34	73	10.4%
35 to 44	96	13.7%
45 to 54	76	10.9%
55 to 64	141	20.1%
65 to 74	80	11.4%
75 and over	111	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	644	92.0%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	10.7%
High school graduate	255	44.2%
Some college or associate's	144	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	85	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	71.2%
Carpooled	46	18.9%
Public transit	2	0.8%
Walked	6	2.5%
Bicycle	4	1.6%
Worked from home	12	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110	47.6%
15 to 29 min	86	37.2%
30 to 44 min	25	10.8%
45 to 59 min	4	1.7%
60+ min	6	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 24.6% (170 of 691)

	Count	Share
Family households	143	44.5%
Nonfamily households	178	55.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	321	71.7%
Vacant	127	28.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214	66.7%
Renter-occupied	107	33.3%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	70.3%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	29	6.5%
5 to 19 units	75	16.7%
20 or more units	5	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5574175
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.7778, -92.3832