Isaar, WI Demographics

Population 551 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Isaar

Household size in Isaar

Household size, people per household
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–102.682.452.68
2010–142.702.472.73
2015–192.452.432.71
2020–242.352.402.65
Change−0.33−0.06−0.03
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Households in Isaar are small: just 2.35 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.68 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Isaar

Median age, years
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–1040.038.837.7
2010–1440.039.938.6
2015–1943.840.939.6
2020–2440.941.440.1
Change+0.8+2.6+2.3
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Half of the people in Isaar are younger than 40.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Isaar

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–107.5%10.4%12.3%
2010–1410.3%10.5%12.3%
2015–197.1%10.0%11.6%
2020–248.2%9.8%11.6%
Change+0.7 pts−0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 8.2% of households in Isaar, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Isaar

Renters in Isaar

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–1018.2%30.5%33.3%
2010–1426.6%32.3%35.6%
2015–1933.2%33.0%36.0%
2020–2423.8%32.2%34.8%
Change+5.6 pts+1.6 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 23.8% of households in Isaar rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over four in ten owners (41.8%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Isaar

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–106.5%10.5%11.4%
2010–146.5%10.6%11.4%
2015–191.7%10.1%11.1%
2020–241.8%9.2%9.6%
Change−4.7 pts−1.3 pts−1.8 pts
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Empty homes are scarce in Isaar: just 1.8% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Isaar

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–10197819701974
2010–14197919711975
2015–19198319721977
2020–24197719741980
Change−1+5+6
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Homes in Isaar are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1977, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Isaar

Rent, per month
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–10$591$758$965
2010–14$714$821$1,040
2015–19$708$904$1,213
2020–24$814$1,139$1,571
Change+$222+$380+$606
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A typical rental in Isaar costs $814 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Isaar

Bachelor's degrees in Isaar

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–1015.0%26.5%28.4%
2010–1415.0%28.0%29.6%
2015–1916.8%30.4%32.1%
2020–2418.2%33.6%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Isaar have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.2%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Isaar

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–1091.3%89.5%84.9%
2010–1489.8%90.7%86.1%
2015–1992.5%92.1%87.7%
2020–2488.9%93.3%89.3%
Change−2.4 pts+3.8 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Isaar have finished high school as nationally: 88.9%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Wisconsin overall (93.3%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Isaar

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodIsaarWisconsinU.S.
2006–105.4%6.7%8.1%
2010–143.6%7.3%9.4%
2015–192.6%3.7%5.6%
2020–241.5%3.3%5.4%
Change−3.9 pts−3.4 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Isaar has been strong: just 1.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Isaar compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Isaar2.3540.98.2%23.8%1.8%1977$81418.2%88.9%1.5%
Rose Lawn2.4939.75.0%18.1%3.0%1975$87117.2%92.2%2.1%
Kunesh2.5945.49.6%9.5%9.7%1982$95424.3%92.0%1.5%
Seymour2.6241.110.7%20.1%1.8%1978$1,01325.6%92.3%2.5%
Hobart2.4939.86.9%33.4%5.5%2005$1,23255.6%96.7%0.5%
Oneida2.8842.413.2%13.4%4.4%1982$80114.4%83.8%2.1%
Pulaski2.8133.68.4%21.6%3.7%1986$95926.8%96.5%1.9%
Briarton2.4945.95.1%9.9%5.5%1977$88215.4%93.1%2.5%
Angelica2.7735.512.6%11.0%2.5%1983$1,26821.8%96.6%2.3%
Howard2.4241.86.1%36.1%4.6%1994$1,16335.3%97.1%2.6%
Nichols2.3447.49.2%15.0%3.2%1966$1,01414.0%93.0%0.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Isaar. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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