Census-designated place Ellison Bay is a census-designated place in Wisconsin, in Door County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Ellison Bay had a real-estate tax bill of $2,567 (± $746) a year, compared with $3,746 in Wisconsin and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $287,500 (± $116,403), compared with $247,400 in Wisconsin and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Ellison Bay | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 188 ± 88 | 5,892,023 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,567 ± $746rough guide only: the margin of error is 29% of the estimate | $3,746 ± $11 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $287,500 ± $116,403rough guide only: the margin of error is 40% of the estimate | $247,400 ± $937 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $71,250 ± $32,017rough guide only: the margin of error is 45% of the estimate | $75,670 ± $402 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.89% ± 0.44 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 50% of the estimate | 1.51% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 95.8% ± 11.9 points | 67.9% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 43.5%, margin of error ± 25.3 points) | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 35.9%, margin of error ± 34.7 points) | 18.4% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Wisconsin
How it works. Three statutory foreclosure methods identified by Wisconsin DOR: tax deed under §75.14, foreclosure of tax certificate under §75.19, and in-rem foreclosure under §75.521
Excess sale money. Current §75.36 requires net proceeds from later county sale of tax-foreclosed property, after statutory costs/taxes/assessments, to be distributed to former owner. Unclaimed/returned proceeds become county unclaimed funds after statutory notice/period. §75.35 also provides former-owner repurchase mechanisms before sale for qualifying property
These rules are set by Wisconsin, not by Ellison Bay, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Wisconsin entry with statute links.