Bird's eye view of Cameron, Wis, 1912
Cameron’s story
144 years in pictures
Census counts: 394 in 1900, 1,872 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1912 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
- 1882Cameron is settled
CameronWI
A town of 1,834, settled in 1882.
Population
1,834
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Typical home
$301K
+3.8% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
35.5
years
Jobs based here
674
A commuter town
Is Cameron a good place to live?
The best of Cameron’s subject grades is a B+ for civic life. Cameron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cameron stand out
Where Cameron beats most towns.
Natural hazardsB+
Lower risk than 72% of U.S. communities
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Cameron5.2
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical WI town3.8
Civic lifeB+
36% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Wisconsin town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Cameron for work
Where Cameron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
674jobs based in Cameron
8%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Cameron grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Cameron is from typical.
Hazard riskcold waves tops the listB+Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.8 of 20; 4.2% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →HealthMayo Clinic Health System-Northland 4.9 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life5.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.5; 19% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Cameron: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cameron, and how to reach them.
PowerBarron Electric Coop16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCameron WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cameron’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVillage of Cameron ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code5482254822 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cameron.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
About one in three of Cameron’s working residents commute to Rice Lake
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Cameron rose by 164, to 674. The town’s typical household income is $62,000, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $87,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. In Cameron, the average trip to work is 22 minutes.
8%work in town
| Cameron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Cameron8%
Rice Lake30%
Barron7%
Eau Claire6%
Chetek3%
8 mi
median commute distance
674
jobs based in Cameron
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB
Cameron’s public schools outperform 55% of Wisconsin districts
Public schools: the Cameron School District. Below: Two of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. 5 public schools serve Cameron, with 1,202 students in all.
55%of WI districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 432 | B |
| Cameron HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 279 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Low risk in Cameron, with cold waves at the top
In Cameron, the FEMA hazard score is 28 of 100. Expected losses in Cameron break down as 42% from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cameron once, in 2001.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Cameron has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Cameron’s typical July afternoon high stands at 81°F.
53″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter7–25°
Spring31–54°
Summer56–79°
Fall35–56°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C+
The typical home in Cameron: about $301K
Cameron’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $982 a month. Among households in the town, 60% are owner-occupiers, below both the Wisconsin town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Values rose 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2026.
$301KZillow home value
| Cameron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $982 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Cameron$301K
Wisconsin$337K
+3.8%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthB−
Residents of Cameron are healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Nearly a third of Cameron adults have high blood pressure. In Cameron, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Cameron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cameron | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 9.9% |
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland
4.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cameron
17pages on Cameron
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cameron
About 5 of every 100 Cameron residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Cameron
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Cameron is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,872 at the 2020 census, and 1,783 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 54822
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Cameron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cameron, WI expensive?
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($65,933 across the Rice Lake, WI area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.