CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Poplar

Wisconsin · 505 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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Poplar is home to 505 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $40,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 28%. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. The median household earns $21,193, about 30% 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

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

505

−9%vs 2000

vs 552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−17%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024626

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.1%(56)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(46)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(63)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(77)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,193

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,406 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,114

−55%vs 2000

vs $18,218 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.4%

+9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $461 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(541)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(493)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.8%(4)

Other1.6%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(2)

Ancestry

German34.2%(214)

Norwegian16.1%(101)

Swedish14.9%(93)

Irish11.2%(70)

English6.1%(38)

Finnish4.3%(27)

Scottish4%(25)

Italian2.9%(18)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(17)

British2.4%(15)

American2.2%(14)

French1.8%(11)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.6%(10)

Belgian0.8%(5)

Danish0.5%(3)

Slovak0.5%(3)

Austrian0.3%(2)

Czech0.3%(2)

Swiss0.3%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+75%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married35.1%(85)

Married59.1%(143)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced5.8%(14)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(55)

Married55.7%(131)

Widowed5.1%(12)

Divorced15.7%(37)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 2.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.3%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 79.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% 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)12.5%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.5%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 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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