Antigo is a city of 8,069 people in Wisconsin. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 44.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $104,800. Households here earn about 41% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,520, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Antigo
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.5% → 14.2%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.7% → 88.9%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,082 → $104,800(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Langlade County
Antigo's population equals 41% of Langlade County's. Its number of households without a car equals 78% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.4%(167)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(157)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(169)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 568 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Antigo, decade by decade
Antigo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,276
$46,348
$82,082
9.5%
3.1
2000
8,560
$53,826
$102,924
14.4%
8.7
2010
8,234
$52,647
$111,633
13.1%
15.0
2020
8,100
$52,036
$84,115
17.0%
23.5
2024
8,069
$45,520
$104,800
14.2%
25.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
