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Carey town, Iron County, WI

291 Population
41.6 square miles 7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±10.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Iron County: 56.1 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,996 ±$4,350 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iron County: $38,274 ±$1,858
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,750 ±$36,484 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iron County: $60,625 ±$3,162
  • about the same as the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10% ±5.8% (29  ±19) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Iron County: 10.5% † 635 (±1.4% / ±86)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.4 minutes ±1.2 (1,735  ±640) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iron County: 21.9 54,850 (±1.7 / ±4,964)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

111 ±32 Number of households
  • Iron County: 3,109 ±149
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (291  ±91) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iron County: 2 6,107 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±4.9% (3  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iron County: 7.6% † 76 (±2.9% / ±29)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

175 ±37 Number of housing units
  • Iron County: 5,566 ±59
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$283,300 ±$88,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iron County: $165,900 ±$7,990
  • a little higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.8% ±5.5% (8  ±16.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iron County: 6.4% † 394 (±1.8% / ±110.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±35.5% (189  ±45.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Iron County: 95.2% 4,739 (±4.1% / ±206.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.6% ±12.6% (37  ±25.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iron County: 26% 1,293 (±2.3% / ±112.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

11.1% ±6.8% (21  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iron County: 9.5% † 497 (±1.2% / ±62)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
21 Total veterans ±14 21 Male ±14 N/A Female ±10

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