Scandinavia

Population: 365
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $166,100

Scandinavia, a community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, has 365 residents. At $66,875, its median household income sits below Waupaca County's $71,189.

From 2019 to 2023, Scandinavia's population declined 5.7% from 387 to 365, while its median home value rose 67.8% from $99,000 to $166,100.

The typical home was built around 1948. 3.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 365
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $166,100
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 160
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

387365

Median household income

$55,833$66,875

Median home value

$99,000$166,100

Median gross rent

$765$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	387	$55,833	$99,000	$765
2020	356	$58,000	$110,600	$777
2021	381	$59,375	$143,800	$812
2022	365	$60,625	$153,700	$817
2023	365	$66,875	$166,100	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4418.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	6.0%
5 to 17	78	21.4%
18 to 24	39	10.7%
25 to 34	39	10.7%
35 to 44	67	18.4%
45 to 54	35	9.6%
55 to 64	36	9.9%
65 to 74	18	4.9%
75 and over	31	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	326	89.3%
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	1	0.3%
Two or more races	19	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	4.9%
High school graduate	110	48.7%
Some college or associate's	72	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	27	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	157	82.6%
Carpooled	11	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	24.7%
15 to 29 min	74	43.5%
30 to 44 min	39	22.9%
45 to 59 min	7	4.1%
60+ min	8	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 3.0% (11 of 365)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	77.6%
Nonfamily households	32	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	89.4%
Vacant	17	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	83.2%
Renter-occupied	24	16.8%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	81.3%
1-unit, attached	2	1.3%
2 to 4 units	12	7.5%
5 to 19 units	16	10.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5571975
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 44.4607, -89.1465