Fountain City vs Gilmanton

A side-by-side comparison of Fountain City and Gilmanton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fountain City has the higher population (747 vs 138 in Gilmanton). Gilmanton has the higher median household income ($52,250 vs $51,759 in Fountain City). Gilmanton has the higher median home value ($205,900 vs $161,700 in Fountain City).

Population, income & housing

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
Population	747	138
Median age	48.4 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,759	$52,250
Median home value	$161,700	$205,900
Median gross rent	$865	$535
Housing units	427	59
Homeownership rate	65.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
Population	821 → 747 (-9.0%)	136 → 138 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $51,759 (-6.6%)	$47,500 → $52,250 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$155,100 → $161,700 (+4.3%)	$86,300 → $205,900 (+138.6%)
Median gross rent	$947 → $865 (-8.7%)	$870 → $535 (-38.5%)

Fountain City

Population

821747

Median household income

$55,417$51,759

Median home value

$155,100$161,700

Median gross rent

$947$865

Gilmanton

Population

136138

Median household income

$47,500$52,250

Median home value

$86,300$205,900

Median gross rent

$870$535

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
Under 5	3.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	15.3%	1.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	23.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	10.9%
75 and over	17.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	99.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	72.3%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
Drove alone	81.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	2.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
1-unit, detached	63.5%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Fountain City	Gilmanton
Poverty rate	10.3%	2.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1955	1943