Abbotsford vs Colby

A side-by-side comparison of Abbotsford and Colby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colby has the higher population (2,118 vs 2,100 in Abbotsford). Abbotsford has the higher median household income ($59,943 vs $52,574 in Colby). Colby has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $135,600 in Abbotsford).

Population, income & housing

	Abbotsford	Colby
Population	2,100	2,118
Median age	36.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,943	$52,574
Median home value	$135,600	$147,900
Median gross rent	$884	$821
Housing units	766	775
Homeownership rate	65.5%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbotsford	Colby
Population	2,239 → 2,100 (-6.2%)	2,038 → 2,118 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$46,842 → $59,943 (+28.0%)	$49,338 → $52,574 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $135,600 (+31.4%)	$115,000 → $147,900 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $884 (+21.9%)	$643 → $821 (+27.7%)

Abbotsford

Population

2,2392,100

Median household income

$46,842$59,943

Median home value

$103,200$135,600

Median gross rent

$725$884

Colby

Population

2,0382,118

Median household income

$49,338$52,574

Median home value

$115,000$147,900

Median gross rent

$643$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbotsford	Colby
Under 5	6.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.4%	25.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.7%
75 and over	8.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbotsford	Colby
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	72.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.6%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	41.8%	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbotsford	Colby
No high school diploma	24.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbotsford	Colby
Drove alone	79.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	8.4%	5.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbotsford	Colby
1-unit, detached	61.2%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	16.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Abbotsford	Colby
Poverty rate	17.0%	16.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1977	1974