CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cascade

Wisconsin · 617 residents · 0.82 sq mi

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Cascade is a city of 617 people in Wisconsin. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.2% of people here. Median home value sits at $55,000. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

617

−7%vs 2000

vs 666 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024620

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(49)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(45)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(39)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(102)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(100)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(34)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,232 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,559

−44%vs 2000

vs $20,617 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,000

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $492 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(647)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(615)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

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

Mexican6.6%(41)

Central American0.2%(1)

Honduran0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German48.2%(299)

American11.5%(71)

Dutch6.9%(43)

English6.3%(39)

Irish4.7%(29)

French4%(25)

Scottish3.7%(23)

Polish3.4%(21)

Italian2.4%(15)

Norwegian2.3%(14)

Danish1.5%(9)

Czech0.8%(5)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(5)

Swedish0.8%(5)

British0.3%(2)

French Canadian0.3%(2)

Canadian0.2%(1)

Hungarian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married28.8%(90)

Married56.7%(177)

Widowed4.2%(13)

Divorced10.3%(32)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(50)

Married62.4%(146)

Widowed9.4%(22)

Divorced6.8%(16)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

+4.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% 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)24.4%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.8%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 45 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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