Demographics of Stevens Point city, Wisconsin

Stevens Point city, Wisconsin had 26,377 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +681 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stevens Point city, in four figures

26,377
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,785 ±37.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +681 people.; 28.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,031 ±$5,074
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.

Stevens Point city, Wisconsin's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stevens Point 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

Stevens Point city, Wisconsin's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stevens Point 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	25,696	100.0	100.0
2021	24,588	95.7	100.2
2022	25,853	100.6	100.7
2023	26,176	101.9	101.6
2024	26,359	102.6	102.5
2025	26,377	102.7	103.1

Population of Stevens Point city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,696	—
2021	24,588	−1,108
2022	25,853	+1,265
2023	26,176	+323
2024	26,359	+183
2025	26,377	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.4 ±0.8: for men 28.5 ±0.9 and for women 28.2 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stevens Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	968 ±179	3.8% ±0.7	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,975 ±319	11.5% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,804 ±650	30.3% ±2.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,453 ±435	25.0% ±1.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,111 ±365	15.9% ±1.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,474 ±383	13.5% ±1.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,031 ±$5,074, and income per person $32,762 ±$1,416, 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 Stevens Point city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,841 ±323	17.0% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,858 ±393	26.4% ±3.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,939 ±298	17.9% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,475 ±283	13.6% ±2.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,733 ±283	16.0% ±2.6	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	595 ±156	5.5% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	402 ±122	3.7% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Stevens Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	3,842 ±537	16.6% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	499 ±146	13.1% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,942 ±425	19.7% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	401 ±143	9.1% ±3.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stevens Point city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stevens Point city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	11,614 ±291	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±1.1	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±2.1	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.1% ±2.8	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.9% ±2.9	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,400 ±$8,862	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$890 ±$28	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	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 Stevens Point city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,160 ±263	4.5% ±1.0	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,343 ±418	86.7% ±1.6	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	393 ±109	1.5% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	783 ±278	3.0% ±1.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,077 ±274	4.2% ±1.1	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 Stevens Point city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	19,233 ±657	74.6% ±2.5	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,563 ±632	21.6% ±2.5	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	117 to 367	0.5% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	747 ±182	2.9% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	547 ±159	2.1% ±0.6	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	77 to 323	0.3% to 1.3%	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%.

Stevens Point city among the places of Wisconsin

31st 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 Stevens Point city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fitchburg city	32,619 ±39
West Bend city	32,030 ±41
Mount Pleasant village	27,953 ±38
Neenah city	27,336 ±33
Superior city	26,677 ±23
Stevens Point city	25,785 ±37
Muskego city	25,406 ±37
De Pere city	25,301 ±45
Mequon city	25,270 ±25
Caledonia village	25,257 ±33
Watertown city	22,774 ±30

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Stevens Point city, Wisconsin

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 41 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 48 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 105 Places in Wisconsin by median household income
No. 107 Places in Wisconsin by median rent
No. 111 Places in Wisconsin by median home value

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