CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blue River

Wisconsin · 459 residents · 0.91 sq mi

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Blue River is a city of 459 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $29,200. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 35%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median household income is $19,028, under the $30,130 national median. The poverty rate is 19.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

459

+7%vs 2000

vs 429 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024472

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.9%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(20)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(68)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(79)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(38)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,028

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,905

−46%vs 2000

vs $16,548 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,200

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(427)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(451)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.7%(8)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.3%(11)

Salvadoran1.5%(7)

Nicaraguan0.8%(4)

Ancestry

Irish23.9%(113)

English20.3%(96)

Polish19.5%(92)

German18.2%(86)

Norwegian8.3%(39)

American7.6%(36)

Dutch2.3%(11)

Czech2.1%(10)

Italian1.3%(6)

French1.1%(5)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(5)

Swedish0.8%(4)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.4%(2)

Danish0.4%(2)

Finnish0.4%(2)

Scottish0.2%(1)

Swiss0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married36.8%(71)

Married48.7%(94)

Widowed2.1%(4)

Divorced12.4%(24)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(39)

Married45.8%(88)

Widowed26%(50)

Divorced7.8%(15)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.6%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% 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)22.2%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.6%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18 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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