Niagara, WI

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,464
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
48.6
0.816% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.6%
28.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,994
6.08% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$103,800
15.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
740
11.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Niagara, 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.

99.7% of the residents in Niagara, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Niagara, WI was $103,800, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in Niagara, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Niagara, WI was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Niagara, WI is home to a population of 1.46k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.956% of Niagara, WI residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 48.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.41k people) in Niagara, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 11 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Niagara, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Niagara, WI was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Niagara, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 161
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    29 ± 20
  3. White (Hispanic)
    11 ± 16
1.37%
Hispanic Population
20 people

In 2024, there were 48.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.41k people) in Niagara, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 11 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.37% of the people in Niagara, WI are hispanic (20 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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

0.956%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
14 people
0.505%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
7 people

As of 2024, 0.956% of Niagara, WI residents (14 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 Niagara, WI was 0.505%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    44 ± 28
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    32 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 16

Niagara, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Niagara, WI employs 740 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Niagara, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people), Manufacturing (105 people), and Retail Trade (78 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($60,104), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($58,125), and Public Administration ($56,500).

Occupations

740
2024 Value
± 119
11.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Niagara, WI grew at a rate of 11.8%, from 662 employees to 740 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Niagara, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people), Production Occupations (75 people), and Management Occupations (68 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Niagara, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Employment by Industries

740
2024 Value
± 119
11.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Niagara, WI grew at a rate of 11.8%, from 662 employees to 740 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Niagara, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people), Manufacturing (105 people), and Retail Trade (78 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Niagara, WI, though some of these residents may live in Niagara, 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

$50,917
Median earning men ± $5,757
$37,939
Median earning women ± $2,810

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($107,885), Information ($90,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($135,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,030), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($39,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Niagara, WI was $103,800 in 2024, which is 0.312 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $90,200 to $103,800, a 15.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Niagara, WI is 80.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Niagara, WI have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Niagara, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$103,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,933
$590
Median Property Taxes
±$83

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

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

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Rent vs Own

80.9%
Homeownership
2024
53.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.9% of the housing units in Niagara, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,994
Median Household Income
± $4,530
729
Number of Households
± 99

In 2024, the median household income of the 729 households in Niagara, WI grew to $60,994 from the previous year's value of $57,500.

The following chart displays the households in Niagara, 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 Niagara, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.9%)
  3. Carpooled (6.22%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Niagara, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.22%).

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

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Niagara, WI have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Niagara, 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 Niagara, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Niagara, WI have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Niagara, WI (210 out of 1.43k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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

89.9% of the population of Niagara, WI has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 2.02% 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, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.1% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.1%
Uninsured
44.6%
Employer Coverage
14.6%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
16.3%
Non-Group
2.02%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Niagara, WI grew by 17.1% from 8.63% to 10.1%.

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