CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Biron

Wisconsin · 779 residents · 4.64 sq mi

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The short version

With 779 people, Biron is a city in Wisconsin. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. At a median age of 41.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.4%, under the national 13.2%. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 25% ahead of the Wisconsin median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

779

−15%vs 2000

vs 915 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 43.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024822

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.9%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(65)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(98)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416%(125)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,923

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,557 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,629

−9%vs 2000

vs $19,293 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.2%

+11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

11.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(881)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(16)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(775)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.3%(11)

South American0.6%(5)

Chilean0.6%(5)

Mexican0.4%(3)

Asian origin

Hmong0.6%(5)

Filipino0.5%(4)

Ancestry

German51.6%(424)

Polish16.7%(137)

Irish14.7%(121)

Norwegian6.4%(53)

English5.6%(46)

Italian5.2%(43)

American3.9%(32)

Czech3.8%(31)

Dutch2.3%(19)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(13)

French1.5%(12)

Finnish1.2%(10)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(6)

Austrian0.5%(4)

Belgian0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.5%(4)

Scottish0.5%(4)

Subsaharan African0.5%(4)

Swedish0.5%(4)

Lithuanian0.4%(3)

Latvian0.2%(2)

Russian0.2%(2)

Hungarian0.1%(1)

Swiss0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married31.9%(102)

Married60.9%(195)

Widowed0.9%(3)

Divorced6.3%(20)

Women 15+

Never married33%(131)

Married44.3%(176)

Widowed10.1%(40)

Divorced12.6%(50)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% 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)24.2%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.4%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.4%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 33 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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