Eagle River

Population: 1,508
Median household income: $52,027
Median home value: $165,100

Eagle River, a community in Vilas County, Wisconsin, has 1,508 residents. The median household income of $52,027 is below the Vilas County median ($67,132).

Between 2019 and 2023, Eagle River's population declined 7.3% from 1,626 to 1,508, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $116,100 to $165,100.

54.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,508
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,027
Median home value: $165,100
Median gross rent: $862
Housing units: 905
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6261,508

Median household income

$31,154$52,027

Median home value

$116,100$165,100

Median gross rent

$684$862

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,626	$31,154	$116,100	$684
2020	1,536	$33,783	$115,000	$683
2021	1,523	$37,200	$121,200	$744
2022	1,575	$47,169	$155,000	$802
2023	1,508	$52,027	$165,100	$862

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	5.5%
5 to 17	198	13.1%
18 to 24	122	8.1%
25 to 34	242	16.0%
35 to 44	146	9.7%
45 to 54	110	7.3%
55 to 64	206	13.7%
65 to 74	167	11.1%
75 and over	234	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,267	84.0%
Black or African American	13	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	3.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.3%
Two or more races	93	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	7.1%
High school graduate	419	37.9%
Some college or associate's	345	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	224	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked13.3%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	397	69.6%
Carpooled	25	4.4%
Public transit	5	0.9%
Walked	76	13.3%
Bicycle	8	1.4%
Worked from home	38	6.7%
Other means	21	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	322	60.5%
15 to 29 min	76	14.3%
30 to 44 min	73	13.7%
45 to 59 min	35	6.6%
60+ min	26	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 15.8% (227 of 1,433)

	Count	Share
Family households	353	49.2%
Nonfamily households	365	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	718	79.3%
Vacant	187	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	52.9%
Renter-occupied	338	47.1%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	497	54.9%
1-unit, attached	97	10.7%
2 to 4 units	92	10.2%
5 to 19 units	145	16.0%
20 or more units	55	6.1%
Mobile home & other	19	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5521625
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 45.9247, -89.2578