With 13,884 people, Plover is a city in Wisconsin. 3,364 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 1,305 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,042, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plover
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants73.0% → 58.9%(−14.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population8,176 → 13,884(+70%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.2% → 86.6%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Plover's population equals 20% of Portage County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 32% of the county's.
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)13.1%(75)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.9%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.1%(275)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 572 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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Over time
Plover, decade by decade
Plover population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,176
$83,863
$169,685
25.3%
4.5
2000
10,520
$93,338
$204,390
30.6%
9.6
2010
12,123
$85,903
$223,122
31.6%
20.9
2020
13,519
$77,556
$229,924
40.0%
32.4
2024
13,884
$88,042
$269,800
42.2%
30.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
