Stevens Point

Population: 25,497
Median household income: $56,218
Median home value: $189,700

Stevens Point is a community in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to 25,497 residents. At $56,218, its median household income sits below Portage County's $73,284.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stevens Point's population declined 2.8% from 26,229 to 25,497, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $140,100 to $189,700.

16.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.06 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,497
Median age: 28.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,218
Median home value: $189,700
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 11,566
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,22925,497

Median household income

$45,471$56,218

Median home value

$140,100$189,700

Median gross rent

$737$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,229	$45,471	$140,100	$737
2020	26,144	$46,663	$150,500	$764
2021	25,752	$49,712	$155,600	$804
2022	25,549	$53,611	$176,400	$855
2023	25,497	$56,218	$189,700	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2429.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	960	3.8%
5 to 17	2,835	11.1%
18 to 24	7,635	29.9%
25 to 34	3,721	14.6%
35 to 44	2,555	10.0%
45 to 54	2,572	10.1%
55 to 64	1,890	7.4%
65 to 74	1,880	7.4%
75 and over	1,449	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,444	88.0%
Black or African American	403	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	649	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	911	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,065	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	573	4.1%
High school graduate	3,748	26.6%
Some college or associate's	4,207	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,897	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,642	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,002	68.2%
Carpooled	1,429	9.7%
Public transit	100	0.7%
Walked	1,191	8.1%
Bicycle	258	1.8%
Worked from home	1,586	10.8%
Other means	103	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,781	59.5%
15 to 29 min	2,863	21.9%
30 to 44 min	1,627	12.4%
45 to 59 min	426	3.3%
60+ min	386	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 16.2% (3,686 of 22,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,722	42.7%
Nonfamily households	6,341	57.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,063	95.7%
Vacant	503	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,512	49.8%
Renter-occupied	5,551	50.2%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,789	50.1%
1-unit, attached	487	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2,021	17.5%
5 to 19 units	2,128	18.4%
20 or more units	900	7.8%
Mobile home & other	241	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5577200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 1.24 sq mi
Center point: 44.5253, -89.5504