Blue Mounds

Population: 873
Median household income: $74,583
Median home value: $322,900

Located in Dane County, Wisconsin, Blue Mounds is a community with a population of 873. The median household income of $74,583 is below the Dane County median ($88,108).

Between 2019 and 2023, Blue Mounds's population declined 20.2% from 1,094 to 873, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $218,500 to $322,900.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 873
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,583
Median home value: $322,900
Median gross rent: $1,093
Housing units: 403
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,094873

Median household income

$74,750$74,583

Median home value

$218,500$322,900

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,093

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,094	$74,750	$218,500	$1,150
2020	963	$65,000	$233,800	$991
2021	915	$65,250	$267,400	$1,061
2022	864	$71,094	$301,500	$1,070
2023	873	$74,583	$322,900	$1,093

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	10.7%
5 to 17	129	14.8%
18 to 24	47	5.4%
25 to 34	108	12.4%
35 to 44	136	15.6%
45 to 54	138	15.8%
55 to 64	106	12.1%
65 to 74	92	10.5%
75 and over	24	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	840	96.2%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	21	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	5.1%
High school graduate	194	32.1%
Some college or associate's	180	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	129	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	70	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	312	66.5%
Carpooled	35	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	17.9%
Other means	17	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	23.4%
15 to 29 min	111	28.8%
30 to 44 min	148	38.4%
45 to 59 min	14	3.6%
60+ min	22	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 11.8% (103 of 873)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	64.7%
Nonfamily households	136	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	385	95.5%
Vacant	18	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	233	60.5%
Renter-occupied	152	39.5%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	56.1%
1-unit, attached	12	3.0%
2 to 4 units	23	5.7%
5 to 19 units	27	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	115	28.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5508475
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0178, -89.8269