Port Wing vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (1,858 vs 134 in Port Wing). Washburn has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $53,750 in Port Wing). Washburn has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $137,500 in Port Wing).

Population, income & housing

	Port Wing	Washburn
Population	134	1,858
Median age	61.5 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$60,288
Median home value	$137,500	$174,100
Median gross rent	$325	$779
Housing units	114	965
Homeownership rate	76.5%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Wing	Washburn
Population	194 → 134 (-30.9%)	1,978 → 1,858 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$49,625 → $53,750 (+8.3%)	$48,250 → $60,288 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $137,500 (+10.0%)	$142,600 → $174,100 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$363 → $325 (-10.5%)	$658 → $779 (+18.4%)

Port Wing

Population

194134

Median household income

$49,625$53,750

Median home value

$125,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$363$325

Washburn

Population

1,9781,858

Median household income

$48,250$60,288

Median home value

$142,600$174,100

Median gross rent

$658$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Wing	Washburn
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	6.7%	8.3%
35 to 44	5.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	23.9%	17.4%
65 to 74	27.6%	14.2%
75 and over	16.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Wing	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	82.1%
Black or African American	4.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	4.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Wing	Washburn
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	25.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Wing	Washburn
Drove alone	55.9%	66.9%
Carpooled	23.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	2.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	8.8%	12.5%
Other means	8.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Wing	Washburn
1-unit, detached	86.0%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Port Wing	Washburn
Poverty rate	32.1%	7.9%
Average household size	1.58	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	34	13
Median year structure built	1953	1973