Bell Center vs Ferryville

A side-by-side comparison of Bell Center and Ferryville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ferryville has the higher population (192 vs 95 in Bell Center). Since 2019, Ferryville's population has grown faster (+15.7% vs -20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Center	Ferryville
Population	95	192
Median age	47.8 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,500
Median home value	—	$218,800
Median gross rent	$1,111	$625
Housing units	70	175
Homeownership rate	76.2%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Center	Ferryville
Population	120 → 95 (-20.8%)	166 → 192 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $91,250 (+167.1%)	$44,167 → $79,500 (+80.0%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $187,500 (+108.3%)	$168,100 → $218,800 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,111 (+12.2%)	$542 → $625 (+15.3%)

Bell Center

Population

12095

Median household income

$34,167$91,250

Median home value

$90,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$990$1,111

Ferryville

Population

166192

Median household income

$44,167$79,500

Median home value

$168,100$218,800

Median gross rent

$542$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Center	Ferryville
Under 5	2.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	21.1%	5.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	5.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	8.3%
45 to 54	4.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	21.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	24.2%	20.3%
75 and over	4.2%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Center	Ferryville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Center	Ferryville
No high school diploma	11.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	54.8%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Center	Ferryville
Drove alone	55.2%	61.6%
Carpooled	37.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	13.7%
Other means	3.4%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Center	Ferryville
1-unit, detached	87.1%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Bell Center	Ferryville
Poverty rate	16.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	45	47
Median year structure built	1971	1996