Chippewa Falls vs Stanley

A side-by-side comparison of Chippewa Falls and Stanley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chippewa Falls has the higher population (14,643 vs 3,774 in Stanley). Chippewa Falls has the higher median household income ($62,133 vs $47,857 in Stanley). Chippewa Falls has the higher median home value ($194,800 vs $153,200 in Stanley).

Population, income & housing

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
Population	14,643	3,774
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,133	$47,857
Median home value	$194,800	$153,200
Median gross rent	$910	$693
Housing units	6,765	1,089
Homeownership rate	53.9%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
Population	14,101 → 14,643 (+3.8%)	3,672 → 3,774 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$46,909 → $62,133 (+32.5%)	$45,313 → $47,857 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $194,800 (+44.2%)	$88,400 → $153,200 (+73.3%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $910 (+11.2%)	$766 → $693 (-9.5%)

Chippewa Falls

Population

14,10114,643

Median household income

$46,909$62,133

Median home value

$135,100$194,800

Median gross rent

$818$910

Stanley

Population

3,6723,774

Median household income

$45,313$47,857

Median home value

$88,400$153,200

Median gross rent

$766$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
Under 5	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	18.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	21.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	5.3%
75 and over	8.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	75.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	1.5%
Asian	1.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
No high school diploma	5.8%	14.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
Drove alone	76.5%	75.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.1%	7.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
1-unit, detached	52.9%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	12.5%
20 or more units	7.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Chippewa Falls	Stanley
Poverty rate	12.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1970	1962