CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Barron

Wisconsin · 2,986 residents · 2.91 sq mi

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With 2,986 people, Barron is a city in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $46,000. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 30%. The median household earns $20,574, about 32% below the national median. Median rent is $307 a month. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,986

−8%vs 2000

vs 3,248 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(208)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(242)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(227)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(172)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(468)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(388)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(226)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(230)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.5%(133)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,574

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,281 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,443

−44%vs 2000

vs $18,485 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.0% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(3,127)

Black0.5%(15)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(61)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(2,944)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(29)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other1.1%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(117)

Asian origin

Thai2.6%(94)

Ancestry

German30.1%(1,109)

Irish26.2%(966)

Norwegian16.9%(622)

Subsaharan African4.8%(177)

Somali4.8%(177)

English4.8%(175)

Swedish4.6%(169)

Scotch-Irish3.3%(122)

American2.5%(92)

French2.2%(82)

Dutch1.4%(52)

Polish0.8%(29)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.6%(21)

Italian0.1%(4)

Welsh0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Somali population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married16.6%(218)

Married59.8%(785)

Widowed7%(92)

Divorced16.5%(217)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(339)

Married45.2%(705)

Widowed13.8%(216)

Divorced19.2%(300)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.3%

+16.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−17.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.5%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)1.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.4%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 121 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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