Colby

Population: 2,118
Median household income: $52,574
Median home value: $147,900

Located in Clark County, Wisconsin, Colby is a community with a population of 2,118. At $52,574, its median household income sits below Clark County's $66,250.

From 2019 to 2023, Colby's population grew 3.9% from 2,038 to 2,118, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $115,000 to $147,900.

15.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,118
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,574
Median home value: $147,900
Median gross rent: $821
Housing units: 775
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0382,118

Median household income

$49,338$52,574

Median home value

$115,000$147,900

Median gross rent

$643$821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,038	$49,338	$115,000	$643
2020	2,539	$47,750	$113,600	$696
2021	2,151	$49,420	$121,000	$749
2022	2,132	$51,176	$143,900	$784
2023	2,118	$52,574	$147,900	$821

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	4.5%
5 to 17	530	25.0%
18 to 24	155	7.3%
25 to 34	181	8.5%
35 to 44	337	15.9%
45 to 54	195	9.2%
55 to 64	163	7.7%
65 to 74	247	11.7%
75 and over	215	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,525	72.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	1.6%
Two or more races	25	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	526	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	13.3%
High school graduate	720	53.8%
Some college or associate's	230	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	167	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	731	82.8%
Carpooled	72	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.7%
Bicycle	16	1.8%
Worked from home	46	5.2%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	431	51.5%
15 to 29 min	208	24.9%
30 to 44 min	140	16.7%
45 to 59 min	14	1.7%
60+ min	44	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 16.0% (318 of 1,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	461	62.1%
Nonfamily households	281	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	742	95.7%
Vacant	33	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	422	56.9%
Renter-occupied	320	43.1%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	462	59.6%
1-unit, attached	20	2.6%
2 to 4 units	86	11.1%
5 to 19 units	124	16.0%
20 or more units	56	7.2%
Mobile home & other	27	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5516150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 44.9113, -90.3157