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Port Edwards, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Port Edwards is a Census village of 1,881 people across 5.98 square miles of land, in Wood County. Median household income is $75,598, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Edwards
What Port Edwards is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.98 sq mi
- Water area1.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land315
- County holding the largest share of its areaWood 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.
Port Edwards
How many people live in Port Edwards
- Population1,881
- Median age43.5
- Population under 18462 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over399
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent
- Households771
- Family households562
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Edwards
Income and work in Port Edwards
- Median household income$75,598 plus or minus $16,011
- Per capita income$37,630 plus or minus $8,800
- Civilian labor force843
- Employed816
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,293
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Port Edwards
- Housing units828
- Occupied units771
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied618
- Renter occupied153 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$910
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units739
- Share single family89.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more81 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Port Edwards gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute616
- Commuting under 15 minutes244 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more186 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Edwards
Flood risk in Port Edwards
- NFIP communityVillage of Port Edwards
- NFIP community number555572
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The Village of Port Edwards participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 555572 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.
Wood County, not Port Edwards
Wood County context, not Port Edwards figures
- Establishments in Wood County1,717
- Covered employment, Wood County36,183
- Average annual pay, Wood County$56,502
- Housing units permitted, Wood County138
Every figure in this section is published for Wood County as a whole and is not a measurement of Port Edwards.
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
Port Edwards questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Edwards, Wisconsin?
1,881, in 771 households. Port Edwards village covers 5.98 square miles of land, which is 315 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Edwards in?
Wood 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 Port Edwards?
$75,598. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,600. Median gross rent is $910 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Port Edwards in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Edwards appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Edwards, village of, community 555572, 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 Port Edwards figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wood 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 Port Edwards.
Is zoning published for Port Edwards?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.