Poplar

Population: 610
Median household income: $92,188
Median home value: $197,400

Poplar is a community in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to 610 residents. At $92,188, its median household income sits above Douglas County's $72,579.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poplar's population grew 1.8% from 599 to 610, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $170,400 to $197,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.4% of the population. 83.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 610
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $92,188
Median home value: $197,400
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 239
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

599610

Median household income

$62,361$92,188

Median home value

$170,400$197,400

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	599	$62,361	$170,400	$1,179
2020	651	$62,500	$164,300	$1,148
2021	655	$80,139	$169,400	$1,068
2022	591	$88,750	$194,100	$1,063
2023	610	$92,188	$197,400	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.1%
5 to 17	167	27.4%
18 to 24	31	5.1%
25 to 34	28	4.6%
35 to 44	70	11.5%
45 to 54	91	14.9%
55 to 64	111	18.2%
65 to 74	43	7.0%
75 and over	56	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	509	83.4%
Black or African American	12	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	3.8%
High school graduate	122	30.6%
Some college or associate's	139	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	80	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	205	83.3%
Carpooled	7	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	11.8%
15 to 29 min	79	35.9%
30 to 44 min	66	30.0%
45 to 59 min	21	9.5%
60+ min	28	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 5.5% (33 of 598)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	78.5%
Nonfamily households	46	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	214	89.5%
Vacant	25	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	91.1%
Renter-occupied	19	8.9%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	215	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5563975
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 46.5818, -91.7823