Herbster vs Mason

A side-by-side comparison of Herbster and Mason: population, income, housing, and more.

Herbster and Mason are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Herbster has the higher population (109 vs 89 in Mason). Both have a median household income of $66,250. Herbster has the higher median home value ($342,900 vs $110,700 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Herbster	Mason
Population	109	89
Median age	62.3 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$66,250
Median home value	$342,900	$110,700
Housing units	223	45
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herbster	Mason
Population	108 → 109 (+0.9%)	92 → 89 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$42,321 → $66,250 (+56.5%)	$39,792 → $66,250 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$200,000 → $342,900 (+71.5%)	$84,000 → $110,700 (+31.8%)

Herbster

Population

108109

Median household income

$42,321$66,250

Median home value

$200,000$342,900

Mason

Population

9289

Median household income

$39,792$66,250

Median home value

$84,000$110,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herbster	Mason
Under 5	0.0%	11.2%
5 to 17	4.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	4.6%	9.0%
45 to 54	22.0%	22.5%
55 to 64	20.2%	18.0%
65 to 74	18.3%	12.4%
75 and over	22.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herbster	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	74.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herbster	Mason
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	28.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herbster	Mason
Drove alone	62.5%	94.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.1%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herbster	Mason
1-unit, detached	98.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Herbster	Mason
Poverty rate	12.8%	14.6%
Average household size	1.95	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1991	1938