CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Horeb

Wisconsin · 4,182 residents · 3.24 sq mi

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Mount Horeb is a city of 4,182 people in Wisconsin. The population has fallen 29% since 2000. The poverty rate is 3.8%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $73,300. Households earn $32,562 at the median, near the US median. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,182

−29%vs 2000

vs 5,860 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(351)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(274)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(228)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(746)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(671)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.3%(304)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(284)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(289)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(88)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,562

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,513 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,955

−40%vs 2000

vs $23,359 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $145,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$426

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $659 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

37.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(5,745)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(34)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(4,167)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0.1%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(331)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(91)

Chinese0.3%(23)

Filipino0.3%(21)

Korean0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German36.6%(2,830)

Irish14.2%(1,100)

English14%(1,080)

Norwegian11.8%(914)

French5.6%(435)

Italian5.4%(420)

Swiss5.4%(414)

Welsh2.7%(207)

Polish1.9%(145)

American1.5%(119)

Swedish1.3%(103)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(93)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.1%(82)

Russian0.8%(65)

Scottish0.8%(64)

Finnish0.7%(55)

British0.7%(51)

Arab0.5%(41)

Czech0.4%(32)

Danish0.4%(31)

French Canadian0.4%(28)

Slovak0.2%(17)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Austrian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married23.1%(644)

Married67%(1,870)

Widowed1.8%(51)

Divorced8.1%(226)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(901)

Married52.2%(1,689)

Widowed11.2%(364)

Divorced8.8%(284)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 90.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.1%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% 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)39.9%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 258 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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