Birch Hill, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

313

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.6

0.308% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

64.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,875

5.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$63,100

Population & Diversity

Birch Hill, WI is home to a population of 313 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (284 people) in Birch Hill, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 8 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Birch Hill, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Birch Hill, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Birch Hill, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Birch Hill, WI

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
284 ± 96
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 21
White (Non-Hispanic)
8 ± 12

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Birch Hill, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

5 ± 17

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Birch Hill, WI.

Economy

The economy of Birch Hill, WI employs 209 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Birch Hill, WI were Public Administration (62 people), Construction (44 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,156), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($32,308).

Employment

Occupations

209

2024 Value

± 92

18.1%

1 Year growth

± 57.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Hill, WI grew at a rate of 18.1%, from 177 employees to 209 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Birch Hill, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (44 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (20 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Birch Hill, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

209

2024 Value

± 92

18.1%

1 Year growth

± 57.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Hill, WI grew at a rate of 18.1%, from 177 employees to 209 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Birch Hill, WI, are Public Administration (62 people), Construction (44 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Birch Hill, WI, though some of these residents may live in Birch Hill, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,981

Median earning men ± $1,811

$39,583

Median earning women ± $5,602

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($35,521).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,500) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,344).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Birch Hill, WI was $63,100 in 2024, which is 0.19 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $54,200 to $63,100, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Birch Hill, WI is 26.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Birch Hill, WI have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Birch Hill, WI is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$63,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,993

$32

Median Property Taxes

±$35

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Birch Hill, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Birch Hill, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,875

Median Household Income

± $33,499

121

Number of Households

± 61

In 2024, the median household income of the 121 households in Birch Hill, WI grew to $54,875 from the previous year's value of $51,875.

The following chart displays the households in Birch Hill, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Birch Hill, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Public Transit (9.09%)
Worked At Home (6.7%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Birch Hill, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (9.09%) and those who worked at home (6.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Birch Hill, WI have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.59% of the workforce in Birch Hill, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Birch Hill, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Birch Hill, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Birch Hill, WI have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Birch Hill, WI (50 out of 313 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Birch Hill, WI is Native American, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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