Mount Horeb, WI

Census Place

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

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.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Horeb, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.8k ± 470
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
366 ± 169
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
288 ± 379

4.28%

Hispanic Population

331 people

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.

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.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mount Horeb, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
103 ± 82
Vietnam
56 ± 51
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Horeb, WI.

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 Sales & Related Occupations (420 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Horeb, 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

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.

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).

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Horeb, 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.

$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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Horeb, 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 (75.4%)
Worked At Home (17.1%)
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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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