Hurley

Population: 1,438
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $75,800

Located in Iron County, Wisconsin, Hurley is a community with a population of 1,438. At $42,188, its median household income sits below Iron County's $59,058.

From 2019 to 2023, Hurley's population declined 2.3% from 1,472 to 1,438, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $60,100 to $75,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.0% of the population. 80.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,438
Median age: 56.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $75,800
Median gross rent: $604
Housing units: 915
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4721,438

Median household income

$30,815$42,188

Median home value

$60,100$75,800

Median gross rent

$520$604

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,472	$30,815	$60,100	$520
2020	1,395	$33,361	$59,300	$499
2021	1,442	$32,155	$58,800	$533
2022	1,405	$38,580	$61,800	$591
2023	1,438	$42,188	$75,800	$604

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	5.4%
5 to 17	136	9.5%
18 to 24	79	5.5%
25 to 34	127	8.8%
35 to 44	153	10.6%
45 to 54	133	9.2%
55 to 64	231	16.1%
65 to 74	275	19.1%
75 and over	226	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,352	94.0%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	5.3%
High school graduate	443	38.7%
Some college or associate's	414	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	174	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	53	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	508	80.0%
Carpooled	64	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	2.4%
Other means	15	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	343	55.3%
15 to 29 min	151	24.4%
30 to 44 min	28	4.5%
45 to 59 min	43	6.9%
60+ min	55	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 17.8% (239 of 1,341)

	Count	Share
Family households	340	50.4%
Nonfamily households	334	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	674	73.7%
Vacant	241	26.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	71.2%
Renter-occupied	194	28.8%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	607	66.3%
1-unit, attached	56	6.1%
2 to 4 units	102	11.1%
5 to 19 units	82	9.0%
20 or more units	68	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5536525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 46.4443, -90.2113