Housing data for the Town of Vance Creek, WI

The Town of Vance Creek, WI has an estimated 499 residents and 262 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Barron County.

11.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $989 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−20.7%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
499 (±87)
Housing units
262 (±39)
Households that rent
11.4%
Median gross rent
$989
Residents since 2015–2019
−20.7%

What stands out in the Town of Vance Creek

Homes heated by fuel oil: 10.0% (±5.8 points) in the Town of Vance Creek, higher than in Barron County (2.0%).

Households that rent: 11.4% (±6.0 points) in the Town of Vance Creek, lower than in Barron County (22.6%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 10.5% (±4.0 points) in the Town of Vance Creek, lower than in Barron County (19.5%).

Average commute: 29.9 minutes (±3.7) in the Town of Vance Creek, higher than in Barron County (20.9 minutes).

Housing in the Town of Vance Creek at a glance

  • Median rent: $989 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 18.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 11.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $58,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $231,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,585 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,011 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 62.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 55.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 49.5% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 29.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −20.7% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 10.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Vance Creek against Barron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of Vance CreekBarron CountyWisconsinUnited States
Residents499 (±87)46,797 (exact)5,914,872 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units262 (±39)24,067 (±59)2,778,572 (±1,533)143,775,355
Households that rent11.4% (±6.0 points)22.6% (±1.8 points)32.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$989 (±$75)$879 (±$37)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$58,750 (±$33,241)$65,933 (±$2,114)$77,485 (±$455)$80,734
Median home value$231,500 (±$14,227)$216,600 (±$6,615)$266,500 (±$1,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,011 (±$316)$2,843 (±$77)$3,792 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198055.7% (±11.5 points)55.2% (±2.4 points)57.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute29.9 minutes (±3.7)20.9 minutes (±0.9)22.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.2% (±7.4 points)85.0% (±1.7 points)90.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.2 years (±3.8)44.9 years (±0.2)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Vance Creek covers 35.4 square miles of land, about 14 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Vance Creek has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents629 (±86)499 (±87)−20.7%Measurable decrease
Housing units285 (±37)262 (±39)−8.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$600 (±$174)$989 (±$75)+64.8%Up after inflation
Median home value$175,000 (±$16,640)$231,500 (±$14,227)+32.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$60,000 (±$5,624)$58,750 (±$33,241)−2.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,330 (±$208)$1,585 (±$129)+19.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,620 (±$319)$3,011 (±$316)+14.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent14.0% (±6.4 points)11.4% (±6.0 points)−2.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±38.5 points)0.0% (±50.4 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Barron County

The Town of Vance Creek has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Barron County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Barron County recorded 126 violent and 339 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in the Town of Vance Creek

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5400429%2,192$858$240,600$68,182
5476211%1,232$750$177,000$62,778

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Vance Creek

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Prairie Farm5.3 mi$658$138,50024.9%
Town of New Haven (Dunn County)5.5 mi$1,055$219,30011.7%
Town of Turtle Lake5.9 mi$900$259,6006.8%
Town of Prairie Farm6.0 mi$900$235,40017.8%
Town of Clear Lake6.2 mi$1,138$283,0009.3%
Clayton6.8 mi$817$135,70034.6%
Town of Sheridan7.9 mi$735$246,9007.6%
Town of Arland8.5 mi$844$196,30012.9%

Places in Wisconsin most like the Town of Vance Creek

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of McKinley (Polk County)$950$219,700$54,8216.7%
Town of Forest (Vernon County)$914$257,500$61,83316.5%
Town of Lynn$861$251,400$61,54415.5%
Town of Harris$955$250,000$61,25014.9%
Town of Daniels$1,054$233,300$61,3549.3%
Town of Beaver (Marinette County)$867$191,200$65,4558.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Vance Creek, fiscal year 2027

Barron County, WI, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$747$785$1,027$1,324$1,700

HUD income limits for the Town of Vance Creek, fiscal year 2026

Barron County, WI, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,200$33,600$53,800
2 people$23,050$38,400$61,450
3 people$27,320$43,200$69,150
4 people$33,000$48,000$76,800
5 people$38,680$51,850$82,950
6 people$44,360$55,700$89,100
7 people$50,040$59,550$95,250
8 people$55,720$63,400$101,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Barron County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,900.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Vance Creek

What is the average home value in the Town of Vance Creek, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $231,500 (±$14,227) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Vance Creek (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Vance Creek?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Vance Creek, WI is $1,585 (±$129) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Vance Creek?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Vance Creek, WI is $3,011 (±$316) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in the Town of Vance Creek?

The Town of Vance Creek, WI has an estimated 262 (±39) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in the Town of Vance Creek?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 42.7% of homes in the Town of Vance Creek, WI.

How old are most homes in the Town of Vance Creek?

55.7% of homes in the Town of Vance Creek, WI were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Vance Creek growing?

In the Town of Vance Creek, the number of residents went from 629 in 2015–2019 to 499 in 2020–2024 (−20.7%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Vance Creek?

The ZIP codes that cover the Town of Vance Creek are 54004, 54762.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 54004?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54004 is $858 (±$62) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Vance Creek town, Barron County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:82375, in state:55 county:005).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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