Rib Mountain

Population: 6,134
Median household income: $87,054
Median home value: $237,700

Rib Mountain is a community in Marathon County, Wisconsin, home to 6,134 residents. The median household income of $87,054 is above the Marathon County median ($76,185).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rib Mountain's population held roughly steady from 6,163 to 6,134, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $184,100 to $237,700.

67.4% of workers drive to work alone. 87.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,134
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $87,054
Median home value: $237,700
Median gross rent: $1,173
Housing units: 2,678
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1636,134

Median household income

$69,882$87,054

Median home value

$184,100$237,700

Median gross rent

$969$1,173

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,163	$69,882	$184,100	$969
2020	5,963	$67,182	$188,900	$987
2021	6,280	$76,250	$203,000	$876
2022	6,153	$78,100	$229,100	$982
2023	6,134	$87,054	$237,700	$1,173

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	433	7.1%
5 to 17	745	12.1%
18 to 24	511	8.3%
25 to 34	463	7.5%
35 to 44	694	11.3%
45 to 54	760	12.4%
55 to 64	943	15.4%
65 to 74	956	15.6%
75 and over	629	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,559	90.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	394	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	48	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	280	6.3%
High school graduate	1,015	22.8%
Some college or associate's	1,441	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,074	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	635	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,853	67.4%
Carpooled	410	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	482	17.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,157	51.1%
15 to 29 min	916	40.4%
30 to 44 min	153	6.8%
45 to 59 min	40	1.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 4.1% (248 of 6,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,914	75.6%
Nonfamily households	617	24.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,531	94.5%
Vacant	147	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,124	83.9%
Renter-occupied	407	16.1%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,345	87.6%
1-unit, attached	131	4.9%
2 to 4 units	58	2.2%
5 to 19 units	84	3.1%
20 or more units	60	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5567320
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 1.19 sq mi
Center point: 44.8972, -89.6839