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Eagle River, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Eagle River is a Census city of 1,528 people across 3.26 square miles of land, in Vilas County. Median household income is $55,179, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eagle River
What Eagle River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.26 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land469
- County holding the largest share of its areaVilas 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 Eagle River
- Population1,528
- Median age47.3 plus or minus 13.5
- Population under 18251 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over398
- Share 65 and over26.0 percent
- Households732
- Family households389
- Share of households that are families53.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Eagle River
- Median household income$55,179
- Per capita income$35,017
- Civilian labor force694 plus or minus 141
- Employed660 plus or minus 136
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over1,208
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Eagle River
- Housing units935
- Occupied units732
- Vacant units203 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate21.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied356 plus or minus 72
- Renter occupied376
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$928
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.2 percent
- Single family units588
- Share single family62.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more329 plus or minus 86
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Eagle River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute581 plus or minus 122
- Commuting under 15 minutes331 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more158 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone61.6 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked13.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Eagle River (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$5,461,000
- Average approval$364,067
- Median approval$310,000
- Largest approval$910,000
- Jobs supported130
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eagle River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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SBA loans in Eagle River (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$3,832,000
- Average approval$547,429
- Median approval$525,000
- Largest approval$1,311,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eagle River, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Eagle River
- NFIP communityCity of Eagle River
- NFIP community number550461
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The City of Eagle River does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550461 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.
Vilas County, not Eagle River
Vilas County context, not Eagle River figures
- Establishments in Vilas County961
- Covered employment, Vilas County8,275
- Average annual pay, Vilas County$45,114
- Housing units permitted, Vilas County341
Every figure in this section is published for Vilas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eagle 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
Eagle River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eagle River, Wisconsin?
1,528, in 732 households. Eagle River city covers 3.26 square miles of land, which is 469 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eagle River in?
Vilas 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 Eagle River?
$55,179. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,900. Median gross rent is $928 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Eagle River businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $5.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $310,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eagle River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Eagle River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Eagle River. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Eagle River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Eagle River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eagle River, city of, community 550461, 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 Eagle River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Vilas 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 Eagle River.
Is zoning published for Eagle River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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