CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cameron

Wisconsin · 1,273 residents · 2.59 sq mi

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Cameron is home to 1,273 people in Wisconsin. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,000. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 34%. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The median household earns $19,312, about 36% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,273

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,546 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.59 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(95)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(132)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(85)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(198)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(189)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(97)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(85)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,312

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,366

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,470 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(1,490)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(28)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,259)

Black0.5%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(49)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(11)

Thai0.2%(4)

Japanese0.1%(1)

Cambodian0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German34.3%(578)

Norwegian15.5%(262)

English9.1%(153)

Irish5.5%(93)

Polish4.3%(73)

Italian3.9%(65)

Welsh3.1%(53)

American2.9%(49)

French2.8%(48)

Swedish2%(33)

French Canadian1.7%(29)

Scottish1.1%(19)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(17)

Lithuanian0.7%(12)

Danish0.5%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(7)

Swiss0.4%(7)

Russian0.4%(6)

Dutch0.2%(3)

Greek0.2%(3)

Austrian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married35.9%(249)

Married49.7%(345)

Widowed3.6%(25)

Divorced10.8%(75)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(229)

Married45.5%(306)

Widowed8%(54)

Divorced12.4%(83)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.7%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% 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)15.3%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.5%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.3%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.9%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 85 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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