Eagle River is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,681 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eagle River is the 331st largest community in Wisconsin.

A relatively large number of people in Eagle River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Eagle River has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Eagle River a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The population of Eagle River overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Eagle River, 23.43% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Eagle River in 2022 was $35,017, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,068 for a family of four. However, Eagle River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Eagle River is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eagle River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eagle River residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Eagle River include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Eagle River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.