Bangor

Population: 1,409
Median household income: $74,271
Median home value: $211,900

Bangor is a community in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, home to 1,409 residents. At $74,271, its median household income sits above La Crosse County's $70,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bangor's population grew 17.4% from 1,200 to 1,409, while its median home value rose 42.8% from $148,400 to $211,900.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,409
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,271
Median home value: $211,900
Median gross rent: $884
Housing units: 603
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2001,409

Median household income

$60,250$74,271

Median home value

$148,400$211,900

Median gross rent

$757$884

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,200	$60,250	$148,400	$757
2020	1,214	$59,000	$152,700	$839
2021	1,226	$65,667	$166,800	$739
2022	1,317	$72,019	$191,100	$864
2023	1,409	$74,271	$211,900	$884

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	7.7%
5 to 17	261	18.5%
18 to 24	91	6.5%
25 to 34	202	14.3%
35 to 44	216	15.3%
45 to 54	171	12.1%
55 to 64	150	10.6%
65 to 74	142	10.1%
75 and over	68	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,369	97.2%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's43.7%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	3.2%
High school graduate	233	24.6%
Some college or associate's	415	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	204	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	67	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	586	78.8%
Carpooled	57	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.6%
Bicycle	3	0.4%
Worked from home	86	11.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	20.5%
15 to 29 min	368	55.9%
30 to 44 min	127	19.3%
45 to 59 min	14	2.1%
60+ min	14	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 9.5% (133 of 1,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	365	63.9%
Nonfamily households	206	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	571	94.7%
Vacant	32	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	389	68.1%
Renter-occupied	182	31.9%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	477	79.1%
1-unit, attached	7	1.2%
2 to 4 units	25	4.1%
5 to 19 units	81	13.4%
20 or more units	13	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5504550
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8937, -90.9934