Empire, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents
Empire: | $351,183 |
Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Total population: 2,797 (Urban population: 59, Rural population: 2,540 (189 farm, 2,351 nonfarm))
Houses: 944 (910 occupied: 874 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 4% |
State: | 32% |
Housing density: 33 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $80,024.
Median contract rent in 2022: $878 (lower quartile is $753, upper quartile is $1,063)
Median gross rent in Empire, WI in 2022: $975
Housing units in Empire with a mortgage: 465 (57 second mortgage, 97 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 206
Household type by relationship:
Households: 98,044- In family households: 81,190 (21,178 male householders, 5,816 female householders)
21,770 spouses, 27,755 children (25,700 natural, 672 adopted, 1,383 stepchildren), 946 grandchildren, 535 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, foster children, 457 other relatives, 2,001 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16,854 (6,551 male householders (5,041 living alone)), 7,152 female householders (6,190 living alone)), 3,151 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,589 (1,631 institutionalized population)
18,914 married couples with children.
4,138 single-parent households (1,073 men, 3,065 women).
96.4% of residents of Empire speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 51 (1.8%)
(43.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 7.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Empire, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 422 bedrooms
- 5003 bedrooms
- 2774 bedrooms
- 515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Empire, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 02 bedrooms
- 213 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Empire in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 11no vehicle
- 1041 vehicle
- 4712 vehicles
- 1923 vehicles
- 804 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Empire in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 61 vehicle
- 132 vehicles
- 173 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Empire, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 1355 rooms
- 1576 rooms
- 2507 rooms
- 1478 rooms
- 1649+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Empire, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 04 rooms
- 65 rooms
- 226 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Empire, WI household income distribution
- 2,618Less than $10,000
- 4,647$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,676$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,621$30,000 to $39,999
- 4,260$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,071$50,000 to $59,999
- 6,849$60,000 to $74,999
- 9,604$75,000 to $99,999
- 8,318$100,000 to $124,999
- 4,476$125,000 to $149,999
- 3,785$150,000 to $199,999
- 4,012$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.8%
Number of people working at home: 140 (9.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 42
- 5 to 9 minutes: 137
- 10 to 14 minutes: 364
- 15 to 19 minutes: 420
- 20 to 24 minutes: 175
- 25 to 29 minutes: 29
- 30 to 34 minutes: 75
- 35 to 39 minutes: 28
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 69
- 60 to 89 minutes: 29
- 90 or more minutes: 11
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,299 (89.0%)
- Carpooled: 72 (4.9%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0.3%)
- Walked: 20 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 64 (4.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Empire, Wisconsin
- 31995 to March 2000
- 31990 to 1994
- 41985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 41975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 1,644 (50.5%)
- Irish: 381 (11.7%)
- English: 184 (5.6%)
- Polish: 148 (4.5%)
- French: 138 (4.2%)
- United States: 138 (4.2%)
- Other: 109 (3.3%)
- Italian: 97 (3.0%)
- Norwegian: 96 (2.9%)
- Czech: 75 (2.3%)
- Dutch: 73 (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 29 (0.9%)
- French Canadian: 27 (0.8%)
- Scottish: 27 (0.8%)
- Danish: 24 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 24 (0.7%)
- Arab: 11 (0.3%)
- Welsh: 8 (0.2%)
- Greek: 6 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 6 (0.2%)
- Slovak: 5 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 4 (0.1%)
- Hungarian: 3 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Empire: | 30.4% (7) |
Wisconsin: | 3.1% (6,075) |
Empire: | 21.7% (5) |
Wisconsin: | 0.5% (1,060) |
Empire: | 17.4% (4) |
Wisconsin: | 2.8% (5,462) |
Empire: | 17.4% (4) |
Wisconsin: | 7.2% (13,863) |
Empire: | 13.0% (3) |
Wisconsin: | 0.2% (302) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,144
- Other state: 429
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 238
- South: 50
- West: 77
73% of Empire residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 26
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 22
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 314
- Less than 1 year of college: 45
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 119
- Associate degree: 64
- Bachelor's degree: 142
- Master's degree: 77
- Professional school degree: 34
- Doctorate degree: 4
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 24
- 9th grade: 9
- 10th grade: 21
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 284
- Less than 1 year of college: 49
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
- Associate degree: 74
- Bachelor's degree: 209
- Master's degree: 61
- Professional school degree: 3
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 894
- Two: 11
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,848
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
- 43.2%Utility gas
- 24.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.8%Electricity
- 3.3%Wood
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 72.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 21.8% |
Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Here: | 23.9% |
Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Here: | 25.4% |
Wisconsin: | 18.1% |