Herbster vs Port Wing

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

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

Port Wing has the higher population (134 vs 109 in Herbster). Herbster has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $53,750 in Port Wing). Herbster has the higher median home value ($342,900 vs $137,500 in Port Wing).

Population, income & housing

	Herbster	Port Wing
Population	109	134
Median age	62.3 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$53,750
Median home value	$342,900	$137,500
Median gross rent	—	$325
Housing units	223	114
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herbster	Port Wing
Population	108 → 109 (+0.9%)	194 → 134 (-30.9%)
Median household income	$42,321 → $66,250 (+56.5%)	$49,625 → $53,750 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$200,000 → $342,900 (+71.5%)	$125,000 → $137,500 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$363 → $325 (-10.5%)

Herbster

Population

108109

Median household income

$42,321$66,250

Median home value

$200,000$342,900

Port Wing

Population

194134

Median household income

$49,625$53,750

Median home value

$125,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$363$325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herbster	Port Wing
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	1.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	4.6%	5.2%
45 to 54	22.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	20.2%	23.9%
65 to 74	18.3%	27.6%
75 and over	22.9%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herbster	Port Wing
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herbster	Port Wing
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	28.1%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herbster	Port Wing
Drove alone	62.5%	55.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	8.8%
Other means	4.2%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herbster	Port Wing
1-unit, detached	98.2%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Herbster	Port Wing
Poverty rate	12.8%	32.1%
Average household size	1.95	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1991	1953