Demographics of Rhinelander city, Wisconsin

Rhinelander city, Wisconsin had 8,242 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −45 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rhinelander city, in four figures

8,242
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,316 ±26.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −45 people.; 38.2 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,421 ±$7,680
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rhinelander city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rhinelander city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rhinelander city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rhinelander city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,287	100.0	100.0
2021	8,405	101.4	100.2
2022	8,342	100.7	100.7
2023	8,277	99.9	101.6
2024	8,314	100.3	102.5
2025	8,242	99.5	103.1

Population of Rhinelander city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,287	—
2021	8,405	+118
2022	8,342	−63
2023	8,277	−65
2024	8,314	+37
2025	8,242	−72

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±2.5: for men 36.2 ±5.1 and for women 39.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rhinelander city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	539 ±117	6.5% ±1.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,053 ±229	12.7% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	927 ±213	11.1% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,346 ±320	28.2% ±3.8	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,024 ±331	24.3% ±4.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,427 ±232	17.2% ±2.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,421 ±$7,680, and income per person $29,065 ±$2,639, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rhinelander city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	760 ±204	21.3% ±5.5	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	985 ±258	27.6% ±7.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	726 ±182	20.3% ±4.9	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	414 ±156	11.6% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	393 ±138	11.0% ±3.8	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	120 to 374	3.4% to 10.4%	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 101	0% to 2.8%	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rhinelander city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,024 ±287	12.8% ±3.6	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 187	0% to 11.7%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	705 ±221	15.4% ±4.7	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	232 ±101	12.5% ±5.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rhinelander city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rhinelander city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	4,352 ±248	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±2.6	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±5.0	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.5% ±5.3	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.5% ±6.1	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,700 ±$12,115	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$804 ±$107	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±7	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rhinelander city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	77 to 237	0.9% to 2.8%	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,710 ±171	92.7% ±2.0	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	36 to 146	0.4% to 1.8%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 89	0.2% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	306 ±141	3.7% ±1.7	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rhinelander city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	6,227 ±445	74.9% ±5.3	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,979 ±450	23.8% ±5.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 51	0% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29 to 143	0.3% to 1.7%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 87	0% to 1.0%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13 to 75	0.2% to 0.9%	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rhinelander city among the places of Wisconsin

118th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Rhinelander city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake Geneva city	8,521 ±22
Waukesha village	8,514 ±31
Cottage Grove village	8,513 ±20
Mukwonago village	8,415 ±105
Kronenwetter village	8,395 ±67
Rhinelander city	8,316 ±26
Somers village	8,216 ±24
Pewaukee village	8,196 ±35
Antigo city	8,069 ±31
Jackson village	8,003 ±35
Ashland city	7,902 ±28

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 36 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 37 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 110 Places in Wisconsin by median rent
No. 120 Places in Wisconsin by median household income
No. 128 Places in Wisconsin by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026