Bruce, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Bruce is a Census village of 900 people across 2.31 square miles of land, in Rusk County. Median household income is $52,667, 68.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $97,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bruce
What Bruce is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.31 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land390
- County holding the largest share of its areaRusk 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.
Bruce
How many people live in Bruce
- Population900
- Median age31.8
- Population under 18263
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over129 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households338
- Family households186 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bruce
Income and work in Bruce
- Median household income$52,667
- Per capita income$22,341
- Civilian labor force385
- Employed361
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over567
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bruce
Housing in Bruce
- Housing units383
- Occupied units338
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate11.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied230
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate68.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,100 plus or minus $30,058
- Median gross rent, monthly$625 plus or minus $169
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units281
- Share single family73.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more69 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bruce
How Bruce gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute299
- Commuting under 15 minutes79 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.4 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bruce
SBA loans in Bruce (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$97,000
- Average approval$97,000
- Median approval$97,000
- Largest approval$97,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bruce, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bruce
Flood risk in Bruce
- NFIP communityVillage of Bruce
- NFIP community number550370
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The Village of Bruce does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550370 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.
Rusk County, not Bruce
Rusk County context, not Bruce figures
- Establishments in Rusk County321
- Covered employment, Rusk County4,597
- Average annual pay, Rusk County$46,068
- Housing units permitted, Rusk County74
Every figure in this section is published for Rusk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bruce.
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.
Coverage
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
Bruce questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bruce, Wisconsin?
900, in 338 households. Bruce village covers 2.31 square miles of land, which is 390 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bruce in?
Rusk 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 Bruce?
$52,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,100. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bruce businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $97,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $97,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bruce, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bruce borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bruce. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bruce in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Bruce appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bruce, village of, community 550370, 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 Bruce figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rusk 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 Bruce.
Is zoning published for Bruce?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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