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Blue River is a Census village of 472 people across 0.91 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $59,861, 86.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue River
What Blue River is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land518 plus or minus 148
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Blue River
- Population472 plus or minus 135
- Median age42.1 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 18134 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1828.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over110 plus or minus 55
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Households229 plus or minus 72
- Family households129 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families56.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blue River
- Median household income$59,861
- Per capita income$27,724 plus or minus $5,544
- Civilian labor force193 plus or minus 60
- Employed192 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over310 plus or minus 81
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blue River
- Housing units258 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units229 plus or minus 72
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied198 plus or minus 72
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate86.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,100 plus or minus $46,121
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units200 plus or minus 71
- Share single family77.5 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute180 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.6 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Blue River
- NFIP communityVillage of Blue River
- NFIP community number550147
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/03/16
The Village of Blue River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550147 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grant County, not Blue River
Grant County context, not Blue River figures
- Establishments in Grant County1,177
- Covered employment, Grant County17,200
- Average annual pay, Grant County$47,501
- Housing units permitted, Grant County115
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blue River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue River, Wisconsin?
472, in 229 households. Blue River village covers 0.91 square miles of land, which is 518 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue River in?
Grant County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blue River?
$59,861. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,100. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Blue River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blue River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blue River, village of, community 550147, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blue River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blue River.
Is zoning published for Blue River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.