Mount Horeb, WI

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2024 Population
7,736
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.6
4.61% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.8%
2.11% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$107,856
6.83% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$388,900
8.18% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,173
2.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Horeb, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Mount Horeb, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Horeb, WI was $388,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Mount Horeb, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Horeb, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Horeb, WI is home to a population of 7.74k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.78% of Mount Horeb, WI residents were born outside of the country (215 people).

In 2024, there were 18.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.8k people) in Mount Horeb, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 288 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Mount Horeb, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Horeb, WI was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Horeb, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.8k ± 470
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    366 ± 169
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    288 ± 379
4.28%
Hispanic Population
331 people

In 2024, there were 18.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.8k people) in Mount Horeb, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 288 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.28% of the people in Mount Horeb, WI are hispanic (331 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    89,915 ± 7,306 people
  2. India
    21,992 ± 3,634 people
  3. China
    14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.78%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
215 people
2.16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
167 people

As of 2024, 2.78% of Mount Horeb, WI residents (215 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Horeb, WI was 2.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    103 ± 82
  2. Vietnam
    56 ± 51
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 26

Mount Horeb, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Horeb, WI employs 4.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Horeb, WI were Retail Trade (613 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (603 people), and Educational Services (595 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,341), Finance & Insurance ($102,679), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,938).

Employment

Occupations

4.17k
2024 Value
± 497
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Horeb, WI grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 4.08k employees to 4.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Horeb, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (645 people), Management Occupations (544 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (420 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Horeb, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.17k
2024 Value
± 497
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Horeb, WI grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 4.08k employees to 4.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Horeb, WI, are Retail Trade (613 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (603 people), and Educational Services (595 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Horeb, WI, though some of these residents may live in Mount Horeb, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$86,563
Median earning men ± $12,473
$45,057
Median earning women ± $10,705

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($194,244), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,561), and Public Administration ($91,098).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,857), Information ($76,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,813).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson
Senator from Wisconsin3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Senator from Wisconsin1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Horeb, WI was $388,900 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $359,500 to $388,900, a 8.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Horeb, WI is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Horeb, WI have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Horeb, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,481
$2,058
Median Property Taxes
±$252

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 Mount Horeb, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

70.8%
Homeownership
2024
52.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Mount Horeb, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$107,856
Median Household Income
± $8,378
2.91k
Number of Households
± 374

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.91k households in Mount Horeb, WI grew to $107,856 from the previous year's value of $100,956.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Horeb, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Horeb, WI is from Wisconsin.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.1%)
  3. Walked (4.81%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Mount Horeb, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.1%) and those who walked to work (4.81%).

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.

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Commute Time

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Horeb, WI have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.381% of the workforce in Mount Horeb, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Horeb, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Horeb, WI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Horeb, WI (215 out of 7.67k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Horeb, 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.

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Health

97.8% of the population of Mount Horeb, WI has health coverage, with 72.4% on employee plans, 5.48% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 7.37% on non-group plans, and 0.925% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 375 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.16%
Uninsured
72.4%
Employer Coverage
5.48%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
7.37%
Non-Group
0.925%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Horeb, WI grew by 8.2% from 2% to 2.16%.

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