Port Edwards

Population: 1,776
Median household income: $73,625
Median home value: $140,900

Port Edwards is a community in Wood County, Wisconsin, home to 1,776 residents. At $73,625, its median household income sits above Wood County's $66,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Edwards's population grew 2.1% from 1,739 to 1,776, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $104,600 to $140,900.

The typical home was built around 1958. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,776
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,625
Median home value: $140,900
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 749
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7391,776

Median household income

$55,913$73,625

Median home value

$104,600$140,900

Median gross rent

$663$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,739	$55,913	$104,600	$663
2020	1,825	$55,045	$100,800	$676
2021	1,851	$61,094	$106,000	$738
2022	1,818	$70,347	$125,600	$840
2023	1,776	$73,625	$140,900	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	5.2%
5 to 17	408	23.0%
18 to 24	119	6.7%
25 to 34	148	8.3%
35 to 44	214	12.0%
45 to 54	154	8.7%
55 to 64	239	13.5%
65 to 74	230	13.0%
75 and over	172	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,515	85.3%
Black or African American	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.6%
Asian	35	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	181	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	7.2%
High school graduate	341	29.5%
Some college or associate's	449	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	206	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	78	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	572	81.8%
Carpooled	25	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	11.0%
Other means	25	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	273	43.9%
15 to 29 min	171	27.5%
30 to 44 min	71	11.4%
45 to 59 min	52	8.4%
60+ min	55	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 14.0% (237 of 1,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	506	72.7%
Nonfamily households	190	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	696	92.9%
Vacant	53	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	530	76.1%
Renter-occupied	166	23.9%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	647	86.4%
1-unit, attached	18	2.4%
2 to 4 units	24	3.2%
5 to 19 units	51	6.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5564175
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.98 sq mi
Water area: 1.23 sq mi
Center point: 44.3573, -89.8504