Amherst Junction

Population: 334
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $303,900

Amherst Junction, a community in Portage County, Wisconsin, has 334 residents. At $100,000, its median household income sits above Portage County's $73,284.

From 2019 to 2023, Amherst Junction's population declined 15.4% from 395 to 334, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $211,900 to $303,900.

Owners occupy 82.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 334
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $303,900
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 133
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

395334

Median household income

$76,875$100,000

Median home value

$211,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$600$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	395	$76,875	$211,900	$600
2020	329	$79,688	$217,900	—
2021	291	$81,875	$232,100	$688
2022	309	$93,750	$268,200	$640
2023	334	$100,000	$303,900	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	3.9%
5 to 17	56	16.8%
18 to 24	32	9.6%
25 to 34	45	13.5%
35 to 44	50	15.0%
45 to 54	55	16.5%
55 to 64	41	12.3%
65 to 74	32	9.6%
75 and over	10	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	314	94.0%
Black or African American	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	7.7%
High school graduate	79	33.9%
Some college or associate's	70	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	51	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	82.8%
Carpooled	5	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	14.0%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	24.4%
15 to 29 min	86	53.8%
30 to 44 min	14	8.8%
45 to 59 min	11	6.9%
60+ min	10	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 4.5% (15 of 334)

	Count	Share
Family households	105	82.0%
Nonfamily households	23	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128	96.2%
Vacant	5	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	105	82.0%
Renter-occupied	23	18.0%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	109	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3	2.3%
2 to 4 units	18	13.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5501800
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 44.4685, -89.3172