Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety56#6,908/15,637
Economy46#8,473/15,631
Housing78#3,308/14,977
Health20#12,437/15,609
Healthcare38#9,738/15,650
Environment76#3,693/15,453
Education39#9,578/15,649
Infrastructure37#9,935/15,650
Community64#5,675/15,651
Leisure & amenities73#4,193/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Elroy, Wisconsin ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Juneau County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Preventable hospital stays · low1,298 /100k
98/100Wisconsin 2,596 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJuneau County value
Property crime rate · low256 /100k
98/100Wisconsin 1,017 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationJuneau County value
Restaurants and bars · high15.8 /10k
96/100Wisconsin 12.7 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJuneau County value
Unemployment rate · low0.7%
94/100Wisconsin 3.2%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Wisconsin 4.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100k2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJuneau County value
Rent-burdened households · low42.3%
91/100Wisconsin 43.7%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Weaknesses

Flu vaccinations · low27.0%
4/100Wisconsin 50.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJuneau County value
Broadband subscriptions · low79.6%
10/100Wisconsin 90.3%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Access to exercise opportunities · low52.2%
12/100Wisconsin 83.6%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJuneau County value
New homes permitted · low0.0 /1k
13/100Wisconsin 4.4 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Adult obesity · high41.8%
14/100Wisconsin 39.2%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Effective property tax rate · high1.71%
14/100Wisconsin 1.32%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,422 (2015-2019) → 1,522 (2020-2024)
+7%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedWorsening
0.7 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Child poverty rateImproving
25.8% (2015-2019) → 9.1% (2020-2024)
−17 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
26.3% (2015-2019) → 42.3% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Poverty rateImproving
19.0% (2015-2019) → 10.1% (2020-2024)
−9 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.6× (2015-2019) → 2.3× (2020-2024)
+43%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Elroy, Wisconsin improved on 2 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Poverty−9 points19.0% → 10.1%
Household income+18%$49,643 → $58,385

Declined2

Rent / income+6.7 points21.1% → 27.8%
Price / income+0.7×1.6× → 2.3×

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Elroy, Wisconsin between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.3 min2015-2019	19.6 min2020-2024	−0.7 min	Within the margin of error	56%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%2015-2019	18.8%2020-2024	+4.7 points	Within the margin of error	66%
Broadband subscriptions	76.5%2015-2019	79.6%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	20%
Effective property tax rate	1.92%2015-2019	1.71%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	59%
High school diploma or higher	82.9%2015-2019	89.5%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Home price to income ratio	1.6×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	36%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4092015-2019	0.3982020-2024	−0.011	Within the margin of error	61%
Median household income	$49,6432015-2019	$58,3852020-2024	+18%	Improved	28%
Poverty rate	19.0%2015-2019	10.1%2020-2024	−9 points	Improved	91%
Rent as share of income	21.1%2015-2019	27.8%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Declined	16%
Rent-burdened households	26.3%2015-2019	42.3%2020-2024	+16 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.1%2015-2019	8.5%2020-2024	+3.4 points	Within the margin of error	17%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Elroy, Wisconsin five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Elroy, Wisconsin in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Elroy, Wisconsin itself moved −7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,522 residents (±230)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−5.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,522 residents (±230)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

White89%1,356
Black0.9%†14
Hispanic or Latino0.8%†12

Education

966 residents (±120)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

No high school diploma10%†101
High school or GED40%386
Some college20%†191

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

599 households (±79)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $25k20%†119
$25k–50k16%†93
$50k–75k27%†162
$75k–100k12%†72
$100k–150k18%109
$150k–200k5.0%†30
$200k or more2.3%†14

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−11.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

599 households (±79)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Own76%456
Rent24%143

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+16.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

123 households (±33)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $75047%†58
$750–1,00020%†24
$1,000–1,50028%†35

Home values

456 homes (±78)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $150k55%251
$150k–250k30%135
$250k–400k8.1%†37

Age of homes

683 homes (±76)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

2010 or later0.7%†5
2000–20097.3%†50
1980–19997.6%†52

Size of homes

683 homes (±76)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom7.2%†49
2 bedrooms24%164

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

706 workers (±118)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Drive alone69%490
Carpool18%†126
Public transit0.9%†6
Walk4.4%†31
Bike0.0%0
Work from home5.5%†39
Other2.0%†14

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−10.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

667 workers (±115)

Elroy, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under 15 min39%263
15–29 min33%222
30–44 min18%†123

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Juneau County, the county holding most of Elroy's residents.

Juneau County has 541 employer establishments, 203 for every 10,000 residents (0.82× the US rate of 248; 0.83× Wisconsin's), with 6,776 paid employees at an average annual pay of $48,630. The Census Bureau also counts 1,682 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 541; 1,682 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 203; US 248 · Wisconsin 244
Paid employees: 6,776
Average annual pay: $48,630; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Juneau County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	41	15.4	0.84×About typical	495	$17,764	6
Truck transportation	33	12.4	2.45×More than typical	332	$59,202	71
Specialty trade contractors	29	10.9	0.70×Fewer than typical	177	$66,023	150
Religious organizations	25	9.4	1.69×More than typical	139	$21,374	—
Ambulatory health care services	23	8.6	0.41×Fewer than typical	268	$65,239	50
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	22	8.3	6.82×More than typical	126	$19,397	14
Automotive repair and maintenance	20	7.5	1.49×More than typical	121	$44,058	41
Full-service restaurants	20	7.5	0.98×About typical	213	$18,915	6
Gasoline stations	20	7.5	2.32×More than typical	351	$28,838	—
Lessors of real estate	18	6.8	0.55×Fewer than typical	35	$56,971	143
Services to buildings and dwellings	17	6.4	0.95×About typical	46	$19,304	122
Limited-service restaurants	15	5.6	0.70×Fewer than typical	258	$16,640	—

Rank places for an industry Open Juneau County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 26,606 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Elroy, Wisconsin: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

418.3FY2017
-0.6FY2018
1KFY2019
0FY2020

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Elroy, Wisconsin, so they do not add up across cities.

Elroy, Wisconsin's figures are part of those of Juneau County, WI ($5.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Elroy is mostly in Juneau County.

See federal money in Juneau County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Elroy, Wisconsin is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).