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44.43° N · 89.77° W · GEOID 5507650

Biron

Wood County, Wisconsin · part of the Wisconsin Rapids, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WisconsinBiron, WIBironBiron

The short answer

Biron is home to 822 people. Median household income is $66,250 a year and median rent is $1,161 a month, 21.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $154,400, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,161
15% below the median place
Median household income
$66,250
17% below the median place
Median home value
$154,400
52% below the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
18% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Biron

  • The median resident is 51.1 years old, older than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $116 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of places its size. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.6% a year while household income rose 4.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Biron

Wood County gains about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,069
Moved out2,780
Net+289

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clark County, WI205130+75
Adams County, WI141134+7
Dane County, WI89106−17

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Wood County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Wood County report $52,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$46,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,161 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,277 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $154,400.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Southport, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$52,500
26% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$56,433
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$52,50026% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$56,43320% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.3x, 39% below the median place.

Biron21.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.0%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
39% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,100
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$154,400
52% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,277
32% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.8%
95% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,16115% below
Rent to income121.0%3% above
Property tax rate11.8%95% above
Home price to income12.3x39% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,73016% below
Median home value1$154,40052% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure8.8%177% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership180.4%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure38.0%25% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,27732% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%2% above
Median year built119690% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
Median household income1
$66,250
17% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,25017% below
Income per person1$39,0762% below
Unemployment1County figure4.0%18% below
Average annual pay4County figure$59,57410% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs4County figure35,40776% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.8%0% above
Mean commute120 min20% below
Works from home1County figure10.1%19% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 51.1, 31% above the median place.

Median age1
51.1
31% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.4%
40% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.7%
4% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18226646th largest
Population change since 202052.3%97% above
Median age151.131% above
Bachelor's or higher119.4%40% below
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure2.3%75% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband188.7%4% below
05

Life in Biron

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.6 +9%
Shops32.7 +8%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.4 −9%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
1.8
22% below the median place
Public schools9
32
256% above the median place
Public school students9
10,849
122% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure32256% above
Public school students9County figure10,849122% above
Students per teacher9County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.69% above
Shops per 10k7County figure32.78% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure18.49% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.822% below
National Register listings8County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Biron. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk11
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
January average low10
6°F
75% below the median place
Average temperature10
44°F
20% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureBironAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure81°F7% below
January average low10County figure6°F75% below
Average temperature10County figure44°F20% below
Annual precipitation10County figure33.2 in24% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure75.918% below
Hurricane risk11County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk11County figure79.03% below
Wildfire risk11County figure48.221% below
Heat wave risk11County figure49.645% below
08

Biron in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,161/mo (2024)$1,540/mo$1,260 to $1,870/mo+4.8%
Median household income$66,250 (2024)$83,500$70,500 to $98,500+3.9%
Median home value$154,400 (2024)$217,000$158,000 to $299,000+5.8%
Population860 (2025)870840 to 910+0.3%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Biron

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Southport, NY$1,136$62,684Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Lakewood Park, FL$1,206$64,023Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Gun Barrel City, TXLakewood Park, FLApache Junction, AZSouthport, NYBiron, WIBironSouthportApache JunctionLakewood ParkGun Barrel CityBironSouthportApache JunctionLakewood ParkGun Barrel City

Common questions

Is Biron a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 51.1 years old, older than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $116 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of places its size. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Biron expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $154,400.

What salary do you need to live in Biron?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Biron?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Southport, NY, Apache Junction, AZ, Lakewood Park, FL and Gun Barrel City, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Biron with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Biron itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/biron-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Biron, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/biron-wisconsin/

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