Wisconsin · Census place 04875
Barron city, WI
Quick answer
Barron city has 3,689 residents, ranking #189 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $49,715, the median home is worth $119,500 and median gross rent runs $927 a month.
- Population
- 3,689Barron city residents
- Median household income
- $49,715Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $927Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barron city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barron city median would spend about 22.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 72.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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