Cataract, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

138

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

24.9

35% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.16%

53% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,964

29.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$212,500

Economy

The economy of Cataract, WI employs 88 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cataract, WI were Manufacturing (23 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Retail Trade (16 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($49,688), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,714), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,357).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 69

−21.4%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cataract, WI declined at a rate of −21.4%, from 112 employees to 88 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cataract, WI, are Production Occupations (31 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15 people), and Management Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cataract, 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

2024 Value

± 69

−21.4%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cataract, WI declined at a rate of −21.4%, from 112 employees to 88 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cataract, WI, are Manufacturing (23 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Retail Trade (16 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cataract, WI, though some of these residents may live in Cataract, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,000

Median earning men ± $15,016

$41,447

Median earning women ± $1,369

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($49,688) and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($10,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,607).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cataract, WI was $212,500 in 2024, which is 0.639 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $147,900 to $212,500, a 43.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Cataract, WI is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cataract, WI have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cataract, WI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$87,100

$41

Median Property Taxes

±$28

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 Cataract, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Cataract, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cataract, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$51,964

Median Household Income

± $43,193

Number of Households

± 35

In 2024, the median household income of the 57 households in Cataract, WI declined from $51,964 from the previous year's value of $73,333.

The following chart displays the households in Cataract, 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 Cataract, 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 (85.2%)
Worked At Home (5.68%)
Carpooled (4.55%)

In 2024, 85.2% of workers in Cataract, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.68%) and those who carpooled to work (4.55%).

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 Cataract, WI have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cataract, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cataract, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cataract, WI have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cataract, WI (12 out of 131 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cataract, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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