Bowler

Population: 309
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $133,800

Bowler is a community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, home to 309 residents. At $53,750, its median household income sits below Shawano County's $67,032.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bowler's population declined 22.8% from 400 to 309, while its median home value rose 63.8% from $81,700 to $133,800.

10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 309
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $133,800
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 138
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400309

Median household income

$40,000$53,750

Median home value

$81,700$133,800

Median gross rent

$742$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400	$40,000	$81,700	$742
2020	345	$34,375	$102,500	$729
2021	307	$40,833	$125,000	$675
2022	297	$50,000	$127,100	$636
2023	309	$53,750	$133,800	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	8.4%
5 to 17	66	21.4%
18 to 24	25	8.1%
25 to 34	53	17.2%
35 to 44	25	8.1%
45 to 54	22	7.1%
55 to 64	46	14.9%
65 to 74	35	11.3%
75 and over	11	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	201	65.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	16.8%
Asian	6	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	11.5%
High school graduate	84	43.8%
Some college or associate's	65	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	18	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	129	91.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	41.9%
15 to 29 min	22	17.1%
30 to 44 min	13	10.1%
45 to 59 min	11	8.5%
60+ min	29	22.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 13.9% (43 of 309)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	57.8%
Nonfamily households	54	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128	92.8%
Vacant	10	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	75.8%
Renter-occupied	31	24.2%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	114	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.9%
5 to 19 units	20	14.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5509025
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.8627, -88.9814