Vesper

Population: 482
Median household income: $58,448
Median home value: $116,500

Vesper is a community in Wood County, Wisconsin, home to 482 residents. The median household income of $58,448 is below the Wood County median ($66,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Vesper's population declined 23.2% from 628 to 482, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $96,800 to $116,500.

Households average 1.78 people. The median gross rent is $621.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 482
Median age: 55.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,448
Median home value: $116,500
Median gross rent: $621
Housing units: 282
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

628482

Median household income

$55,000$58,448

Median home value

$96,800$116,500

Median gross rent

$573$621

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	628	$55,000	$96,800	$573
2020	520	$54,732	$96,300	$600
2021	492	$51,449	$106,300	$722
2022	502	$55,847	$111,300	$660
2023	482	$58,448	$116,500	$621

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7424.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	4.8%
5 to 17	58	12.0%
18 to 24	7	1.5%
25 to 34	50	10.4%
35 to 44	56	11.6%
45 to 54	43	8.9%
55 to 64	95	19.7%
65 to 74	118	24.5%
75 and over	32	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	462	95.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's51.0%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	6.1%
High school graduate	130	33.0%
Some college or associate's	201	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	27	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	70.2%
Carpooled	28	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	8.1%
Bicycle	1	0.5%
Worked from home	12	6.1%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	15.1%
15 to 29 min	67	36.0%
30 to 44 min	64	34.4%
45 to 59 min	7	3.8%
60+ min	20	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 5.7% (27 of 473)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	41.0%
Nonfamily households	160	59.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	271	96.1%
Vacant	11	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	83.8%
Renter-occupied	44	16.2%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	231	81.9%
1-unit, attached	18	6.4%
2 to 4 units	15	5.3%
5 to 19 units	9	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5582650
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.4805, -89.9676