Superior (; Ojibwe: Gete-oodenaang) is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 census. Located at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, the city lies at the junction of U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 53 immediately north of, and adjacent to, both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.
Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior and the neighboring city across the bay, Duluth, Minnesota, form a single metropolitan area called the Twin Ports. They share a harbor that is one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Both...
| Ethnicity | Superior | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88.9% | 60.1% |
| African American | 1.7% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Superior | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 12% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 13.8% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 16.7% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 13% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Education | Superior | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 1% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 27% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 27% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 14% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 17% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |