Chelsea

Population: 80
Median household income: $40,938
Median home value: $106,300

Chelsea, a community in Taylor County, Wisconsin, has 80 residents. At $40,938, its median household income sits below Taylor County's $63,142.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chelsea's population declined 30.4% from 115 to 80, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $81,400 to $106,300.

The typical home was built around 1949. 41.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $40,938
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 27
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11580

Median household income

$35,625$40,938

Median home value

$81,400$106,300

Median gross rent

$778$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115	$35,625	$81,400	$778
2020	89	$27,188	$86,700	$778
2021	84	$29,167	$85,000	$860
2022	80	$40,313	$97,500	$863
2023	80	$40,938	$106,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	8.8%
5 to 17	15	18.8%
18 to 24	3	3.8%
25 to 34	6	7.5%
35 to 44	4	5.0%
45 to 54	6	7.5%
55 to 64	20	25.0%
65 to 74	14	17.5%
75 and over	5	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	2.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's49.1%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	16.4%
High school graduate	19	34.5%
Some college or associate's	27	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone91.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means8.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22	91.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	2	8.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	20.8%
15 to 29 min	17	70.8%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 41.3% (33 of 80)

	Count	Share
Family households	23	92.0%
Nonfamily households	2	8.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25	92.6%
Vacant	2	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	84.0%
Renter-occupied	4	16.0%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5514175
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.2929, -90.3054