CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boscobel

Wisconsin · 2,706 residents · 3.24 sq mi

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Boscobel is home to 2,706 people in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $32,900. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 33%. Median household income is $19,640, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $278 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,706

−11%vs 2000

vs 3,047 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(246)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(183)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(163)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(414)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(338)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(185)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(220)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(275)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(220)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,640

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,698 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,469

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,432 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,900

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(2,865)

Black3.7%(113)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(36)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(2,695)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(84)

Puerto Rican0.5%(17)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Hmong0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German30%(974)

Irish13.8%(449)

Norwegian9.3%(303)

English7.5%(243)

American4%(131)

Italian2.4%(79)

Scottish2.1%(69)

Danish1.7%(56)

French1.5%(49)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(35)

Polish1%(31)

Czech0.9%(30)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.7%(24)

Swedish0.7%(23)

Welsh0.7%(22)

Ukrainian0.4%(13)

British0.4%(12)

Austrian0.3%(10)

Hungarian0.3%(10)

French Canadian0.3%(9)

Swiss0.3%(9)

Greek0.2%(7)

Dutch0.2%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married58.2%(880)

Married32.8%(496)

Widowed1%(15)

Divorced7.9%(120)

Women 15+

Never married31%(359)

Married32.8%(380)

Widowed7.1%(82)

Divorced29.1%(337)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−17.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.5%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

−19.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% 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)19.1%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.7%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 141 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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