Wisconsin · Census place 08850
Boscobel, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Boscobel, Wisconsin (Boscobel, WI — Census place “Boscobel city”) is 3,263 residents, ranking #205 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $52,457, the median home is worth $130,700 and median gross rent runs $650 a month. Looking for the Boscobel Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Boscobel, WI: 53805.
- Population
- 3,263Boscobel city residents
- Median household income
- $52,457Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $650Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.8%Owner-occupied households
Boscobel ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Boscobel.
The Boscobel WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Boscobel city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Boscobel city median would spend about 14.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 55.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Boscobel city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Boscobel city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 3,263 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #205 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Boscobel city earn a median of $52,457 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 19.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Boscobel city is valued at $130,700, 56.9% below the national figure and 38% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $650 a month, 53.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,800 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
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- Sherwood village 3,231
- Ellsworth village 3,323
- Algoma city 3,219
- Wrightstown village 3,330
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Boscobel city?
- Boscobel city has 3,263 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #205 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Boscobel city?
- Median household income in Boscobel city is $52,457 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Boscobel city?
- Median gross rent is $650 a month and the median home value is $130,700, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.
- Is Boscobel city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Boscobel city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Boscobel city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.