CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Niagara

Wisconsin · 1,999 residents · 2.76 sq mi

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Niagara is home to 1,999 people in Wisconsin. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,300. The average commute runs 11 minutes. The poverty rate is 7.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,999

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,880 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(135)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(154)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(155)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(121)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(99)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(321)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(211)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(208)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(185)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,000

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,828 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,406

−21%vs 2000

vs $15,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(1,857)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(14)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(1,997)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.1%(2)

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

Mexican1.4%(20)

Ancestry

German24.4%(357)

French13.5%(197)

Polish10%(147)

English8.3%(122)

Irish7.5%(110)

Italian6.8%(99)

Swedish4.7%(69)

Dutch3.8%(55)

Finnish3.8%(55)

Norwegian3.3%(49)

Belgian3.1%(46)

French Canadian2.5%(37)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

American1.7%(25)

Scottish1.3%(19)

Danish1.2%(18)

Welsh0.8%(12)

Croatian0.8%(11)

British0.3%(5)

Czech0.3%(4)

Russian0.2%(3)

Swiss0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.0 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 9.8 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 married26.3%(168)

Married45.5%(291)

Widowed6.4%(41)

Divorced21.9%(140)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(195)

Married43%(278)

Widowed15.1%(98)

Divorced11.7%(76)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% 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)6.9%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(40)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 116 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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