Mason vs Port Wing

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

Mason 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 89 in Mason). Mason has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $53,750 in Port Wing). Port Wing has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $110,700 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Mason	Port Wing
Population	89	134
Median age	47.3 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$53,750
Median home value	$110,700	$137,500
Median gross rent	—	$325
Housing units	45	114
Homeownership rate	76.5%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason	Port Wing
Population	92 → 89 (-3.3%)	194 → 134 (-30.9%)
Median household income	$39,792 → $66,250 (+66.5%)	$49,625 → $53,750 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $110,700 (+31.8%)	$125,000 → $137,500 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$363 → $325 (-10.5%)

Mason

Population

9289

Median household income

$39,792$66,250

Median home value

$84,000$110,700

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)

	Mason	Port Wing
Under 5	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	2.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	5.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	22.5%	7.5%
55 to 64	18.0%	23.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	27.6%
75 and over	0.0%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason	Port Wing
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	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	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.9%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason	Port Wing
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	40.0%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason	Port Wing
Drove alone	94.9%	55.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason	Port Wing
1-unit, detached	93.3%	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	6.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Mason	Port Wing
Poverty rate	14.6%	32.1%
Average household size	2.62	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1938	1953