Wisconsin Dells

Population: 2,763
Median household income: $66,846
Median home value: $203,300

Located in Columbia County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells is a community with a population of 2,763. The median household income of $66,846 is below the Columbia County median ($82,792).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wisconsin Dells's population declined 2.7% from 2,841 to 2,763, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $161,400 to $203,300.

Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,763
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,846
Median home value: $203,300
Median gross rent: $886
Housing units: 1,517
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8412,763

Median household income

$51,554$66,846

Median home value

$161,400$203,300

Median gross rent

$833$886

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,841	$51,554	$161,400	$833
2020	2,907	$56,831	$160,700	$852
2021	2,685	$60,351	$161,100	$798
2022	2,703	$64,375	$172,700	$851
2023	2,763	$66,846	$203,300	$886

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	6.0%
5 to 17	474	17.2%
18 to 24	185	6.7%
25 to 34	280	10.1%
35 to 44	392	14.2%
45 to 54	168	6.1%
55 to 64	542	19.6%
65 to 74	297	10.7%
75 and over	258	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,306	83.5%
Black or African American	105	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	1.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	261	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	5.4%
High school graduate	638	32.9%
Some college or associate's	723	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	305	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	167	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit2.1%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	927	73.6%
Carpooled	208	16.5%
Public transit	26	2.1%
Walked	44	3.5%
Bicycle	10	0.8%
Worked from home	45	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	571	47.0%
15 to 29 min	354	29.1%
30 to 44 min	139	11.4%
45 to 59 min	45	3.7%
60+ min	106	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 8.9% (240 of 2,710)

	Count	Share
Family households	642	50.2%
Nonfamily households	636	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,278	84.2%
Vacant	239	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	803	62.8%
Renter-occupied	475	37.2%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	944	62.2%
1-unit, attached	14	0.9%
2 to 4 units	148	9.8%
5 to 19 units	218	14.4%
20 or more units	144	9.5%
Mobile home & other	49	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5588150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 43.6384, -89.7758