Forest Junction vs New Holstein

A side-by-side comparison of Forest Junction and New Holstein: population, income, housing, and more.

Forest Junction and New Holstein are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Holstein has the higher population (3,104 vs 655 in Forest Junction). Forest Junction has the higher median household income ($81,563 vs $61,086 in New Holstein). Forest Junction has the higher median home value ($192,300 vs $165,900 in New Holstein).

Population, income & housing

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
Population	655	3,104
Median age	31.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,563	$61,086
Median home value	$192,300	$165,900
Median gross rent	$742	$736
Housing units	255	1,524
Homeownership rate	80.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
Population	720 → 655 (-9.0%)	3,131 → 3,104 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$64,803 → $81,563 (+25.9%)	$63,843 → $61,086 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$135,300 → $192,300 (+42.1%)	$118,600 → $165,900 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $742 (+27.1%)	$723 → $736 (+1.8%)

Forest Junction

Population

720655

Median household income

$64,803$81,563

Median home value

$135,300$192,300

Median gross rent

$584$742

New Holstein

Population

3,1313,104

Median household income

$63,843$61,086

Median home value

$118,600$165,900

Median gross rent

$723$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
Under 5	4.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	11.5%	11.3%
25 to 34	18.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	13.9%
75 and over	4.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
Drove alone	90.4%	82.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
1-unit, detached	65.5%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forest Junction	New Holstein
Poverty rate	2.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1996	1967