Door County is home to 30,445 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 54.3, about 15 years above the US median. Few US counties rank higher on income. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,795, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Door County
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.5 → 54.3(+17.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.8% → 91.5%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$160,805 → $342,600(+113%)US over the same years: +67%
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)6.4%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(336)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.6%(915)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,921 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
Door County, decade by decade
Door County 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
25,690
$63,023
$160,805
16.4%
3.1
2000
27,961
$70,704
$223,881
21.4%
6.4
2010
27,785
$68,728
$272,609
27.5%
11.3
2020
30,066
$74,862
$270,527
34.7%
20.0
2024
30,445
$74,795
$342,600
37.4%
20.0
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.
