New Glarus, Wisconsin demographics

New Glarus, WI demographics: median age 43.0; 38.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Glarus village, Wisconsin · Incorporated village · GEOID 5556700. The survey estimates a population of 2,172 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Glarus is 43.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.3 years. There are 884 households (±97). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 43.0 ±6.3 40.2 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,172
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Under 18 527 ±98 24.3% ±3.6 pp 21.4% 22.0%
18–34 266 ±71 12.2% ±2.9 pp 21.9% 22.8%
35–64 929 ±129 42.8% ±3.4 pp 38.2% 38.0%
65 and older 450 ±96 20.7% ±3.7 pp 18.5% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,172
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Male 1,013 ±158 46.6% ±5.0 pp 50.1% 49.5%
Female 1,159 ±153 53.4% ±3.5 pp 49.9% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,172
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
White alone 2,052 ±258 94.5% ±5.0 pp 80.1% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 6 ±7 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision 6.1% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 5 ±7 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.9%
Asian alone 20 ±17 · low precision 0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision 3.0% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 36 ±27 · low precision 1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision 2.5% 7.1%
Two or more races 53 ±30 · low precision 2.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision 7.6% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,172
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,112 ±247 97.2% ±2.5 pp 92.0% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 60 ±53 · low precision 2.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision 8.0% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 884
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Married-couple family 462 ±83 52.3% ±7.4 pp 46.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 58 ±35 · low precision 6.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision 4.5% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 55 ±35 · low precision 6.2% ±3.9 pp · low precision 9.1% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 252 ±60 28.5% ±6.0 pp 31.5% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 57 ±37 · low precision 6.4% ±4.1 pp · low precision 8.0% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 884
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Households with people under 18 253 ±50 28.6% ±4.7 pp 26.1% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 631 ±95 71.4% ±7.4 pp 73.9% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 884
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 252 ±60 28.5% ±6.0 pp 31.5% 28.7%
Two-person households 335 ±82 37.9% ±8.3 pp 37.0% 33.8%
Three-person households 108 ±36 12.2% ±3.9 pp 13.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 93 ±46 10.5% ±5.1 pp 10.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 51 ±30 · low precision 5.8% ±3.3 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.9%
Six-person households 29 ±22 · low precision 3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 16 ±25 · low precision 1.8% ±2.8 pp · low precision 1.0% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,172
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Native 2,124 ±248 97.8% ±2.4 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 48 ±27 · low precision 2.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,112
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
English only 2,040 ±237 96.6% ±2.3 pp 91.0% 77.7%
Spanish 31 ±33 · low precision 1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision 4.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 16 ±21 · low precision 0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 17 ±23 · low precision 0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.7% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 6 ±10 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.3% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 2 ±3 · low precision 0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision 1.2% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,575
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Less than high school graduate 64 ±60 · low precision 4.1% ±3.8 pp · low precision 6.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 404 ±114 25.7% ±6.7 pp 29.4% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 255 ±71 16.2% ±4.2 pp 19.5% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 244 ±76 15.5% ±4.5 pp 11.3% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 390 ±76 24.8% ±4.0 pp 22.0% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 218 ±73 13.8% ±4.4 pp 11.4% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,165
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Same house 1,965 ±246 90.8% ±4.7 pp 88.2% 87.7%
Moved within same county 53 ±46 · low precision 2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision 6.2% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 142 ±104 · low precision 6.6% ±4.7 pp · low precision 3.3% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 2.0% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 5 ±7 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.5% of New Glarus residents (±3.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.2% in Wisconsin and 8.4% nationally. 89.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure New Glarus Wisconsin U.S. Compared with Wisconsin
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 4.5% ±3.0 pp · low precision 5.2% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 89.6% ±13.6 pp 90.3% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 9.5% ±4.2 pp 6.2% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New Glarus . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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