Boulder Junction

Population: 221
Median household income: $55,972
Median home value: $312,500

Located in Vilas County, Wisconsin, Boulder Junction is a community with a population of 221. At $55,972, its median household income sits below Vilas County's $67,132.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boulder Junction's population grew 28.5% from 172 to 221, while its median home value rose 114.3% from $145,800 to $312,500.

Owners occupy 28.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,972
Median home value: $312,500
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 169
Homeownership rate: 28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

172221

Median household income

$33,750$55,972

Median home value

$145,800$312,500

Median gross rent

$620$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	172	$33,750	$145,800	$620
2020	154	$32,411	$139,800	$604
2021	174	—	$146,600	$695
2022	204	$57,188	—	$706
2023	221	$55,972	$312,500	$854

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3422.6%

35 to 4421.3%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	7.7%
5 to 17	21	9.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	50	22.6%
35 to 44	47	21.3%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	34	15.4%
65 to 74	29	13.1%
75 and over	23	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
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 diploma0.0%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's49.7%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	54	29.5%
Some college or associate's	91	49.7%
Bachelor's degree	38	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle9.6%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	96	84.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	6.1%
Bicycle	11	9.6%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	55.3%
15 to 29 min	32	28.1%
30 to 44 min	6	5.3%
45 to 59 min	13	11.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.66
Poverty rate: 21.3% (47 of 221)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	33.1%
Nonfamily households	89	66.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133	78.7%
Vacant	36	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	28.6%
Renter-occupied	95	71.4%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units23.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40	23.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5508925
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.1148, -89.6544