CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Reedsburg

Wisconsin · 5,834 residents · 6.09 sq mi

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Reedsburg is home to 5,834 people in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $48,600. The population has fallen 25% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 21% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. The poverty rate is 8.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,834

−25%vs 2000

vs 7,827 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(444)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(421)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(371)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(392)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(975)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(679)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(526)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(515)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(556)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(398)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(152)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,152

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,152 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,388

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,828 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$337

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $489 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

32.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(7,568)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(124)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(5,812)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0.1%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(453)

Puerto Rican3.4%(343)

Central American2.8%(284)

South American2.7%(271)

Nicaraguan2.2%(224)

Venezuelan1.5%(148)

Peruvian0.8%(80)

Spaniard0.6%(58)

Colombian0.4%(43)

Honduran0.4%(40)

Panamanian0.2%(20)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(5)

Korean0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(12)

Tongan0.1%(12)

Ancestry

German35.3%(3,585)

Irish10.9%(1,113)

English9.9%(1,004)

Norwegian4.6%(469)

Polish3.8%(389)

American3.7%(381)

Scottish3.7%(372)

French2.3%(232)

Italian2%(207)

Swiss1.9%(195)

Swedish1.4%(138)

Dutch1.3%(133)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(102)

Welsh0.6%(63)

French Canadian0.6%(56)

Czech0.5%(52)

Subsaharan African0.5%(51)

Slovak0.4%(44)

Canadian0.4%(36)

Ukrainian0.3%(28)

Austrian0.2%(20)

Macedonian0.2%(19)

British0.1%(14)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married26.5%(980)

Married55.3%(2,050)

Widowed4.8%(179)

Divorced13.4%(495)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(1,020)

Married48.2%(2,118)

Widowed10.2%(449)

Divorced18.4%(809)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% 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)36.4%(191)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(69)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.2%(164)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.2%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 525 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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