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Bern town, Marathon County, WI

590 Population
34 square miles 17.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.3 ±13.4 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Marathon County: 41.2 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$24,160 ±$3,599 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Marathon County: $39,970 ±$776
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$77,813 ±$10,394 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Marathon County: $76,185 ±$2,620
  • a little higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

13.9% ±5.6% (81  ±39) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Marathon County: 8.9% 12,159 (±0.7% / ±962)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

20.7 minutes ±1.3 (3,795  ±1,267) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Marathon County: 19.3 1,210,725 (±0.4 / ±31,858)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

159 ±28 Number of households
  • Marathon County: 56,873 ±432
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
3.7 ±0.7 (590  ±153) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Marathon County: 2.4 136,408 (±0 / ±55)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

13.8% ±5.3% (16  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Marathon County: 5.3% † 1,531 (±0.9% / ±244)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Housing

179 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Marathon County: 60,296 ±127
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$207,400 ±$37,747 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Marathon County: $205,500 ±$4,043
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

11% ±6.9% (63  ±42.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Marathon County: 11.1% 15,171 (±1% / ±1,348.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

79.9% ±21.1% (246  ±45.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Marathon County: 93.1% 89,883 (±1.7% / ±1,676.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
7.8% ±7.7% (24  ±24) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Marathon County: 27.3% 26,333 (±1% / ±954.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.9% ±4.3% (17  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Marathon County: 4.2% 5,742
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

5.9% ±2% (20  ±8) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Marathon County: 7.1% 7,625 (±0.5% / ±512)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
20 Total veterans ±8 20 Male ±8 N/A Female ±10

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