New Holstein vs Potter

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

New Holstein and Potter 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 264 in Potter). Potter has the higher median household income ($64,583 vs $61,086 in New Holstein). Potter has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $165,900 in New Holstein).

Population, income & housing

	New Holstein	Potter
Population	3,104	264
Median age	45.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,086	$64,583
Median home value	$165,900	$169,000
Median gross rent	$736	$810
Housing units	1,524	121
Homeownership rate	71.2%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Holstein	Potter
Population	3,131 → 3,104 (-0.9%)	327 → 264 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$63,843 → $61,086 (-4.3%)	$75,417 → $64,583 (-14.4%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $165,900 (+39.9%)	$136,200 → $169,000 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $736 (+1.8%)	$750 → $810 (+8.0%)

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

Potter

Population

327264

Median household income

$75,417$64,583

Median home value

$136,200$169,000

Median gross rent

$750$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Holstein	Potter
Under 5	2.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	6.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	8.7%
75 and over	11.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Holstein	Potter
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Holstein	Potter
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	35.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Holstein	Potter
Drove alone	82.9%	84.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Holstein	Potter
1-unit, detached	62.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	4.1%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Holstein	Potter
Poverty rate	5.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1967	1945