Chilton vs Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Chilton and Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harrison has the higher population (13,345 vs 3,987 in Chilton). Harrison has the higher median household income ($118,047 vs $77,935 in Chilton). Harrison has the higher median home value ($314,200 vs $160,100 in Chilton).

Population, income & housing

	Chilton	Harrison
Population	3,987	13,345
Median age	38.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,935	$118,047
Median home value	$160,100	$314,200
Median gross rent	$748	$1,397
Housing units	1,860	4,924
Homeownership rate	70.4%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	44.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilton	Harrison
Population	3,831 → 3,987 (+4.1%)	12,009 → 13,345 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$52,005 → $77,935 (+49.9%)	$107,225 → $118,047 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$130,000 → $160,100 (+23.2%)	$223,300 → $314,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $748 (+11.8%)	$1,125 → $1,397 (+24.2%)

Chilton

Population

3,8313,987

Median household income

$52,005$77,935

Median home value

$130,000$160,100

Median gross rent

$669$748

Harrison

Population

12,00913,345

Median household income

$107,225$118,047

Median home value

$223,300$314,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilton	Harrison
Under 5	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	19.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	16.8%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.2%
75 and over	6.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilton	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilton	Harrison
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	39.7%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilton	Harrison
Drove alone	68.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	15.7%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.6%	16.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilton	Harrison
1-unit, detached	65.7%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	6.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Chilton	Harrison
Poverty rate	4.5%	2.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1964	2001