McFarland vs Monona

A side-by-side comparison of McFarland and Monona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McFarland has the higher population (9,230 vs 8,604 in Monona). McFarland has the higher median household income ($93,810 vs $87,784 in Monona). Monona has the higher median home value ($390,400 vs $363,400 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Monona
Population	9,230	8,604
Median age	40.9 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$93,810	$87,784
Median home value	$363,400	$390,400
Median gross rent	$1,447	$1,207
Housing units	3,821	4,326
Homeownership rate	72.0%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Monona
Population	8,650 → 9,230 (+6.7%)	8,122 → 8,604 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$92,944 → $93,810 (+0.9%)	$74,474 → $87,784 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $363,400 (+45.8%)	$272,200 → $390,400 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,447 (+36.4%)	$935 → $1,207 (+29.1%)

McFarland

Population

8,6509,230

Median household income

$92,944$93,810

Median home value

$249,200$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,447

Monona

Population

8,1228,604

Median household income

$74,474$87,784

Median home value

$272,200$390,400

Median gross rent

$935$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Monona
Under 5	3.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.4%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	13.1%
75 and over	6.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Monona
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	87.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Monona
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	22.3%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Monona
Drove alone	76.2%	67.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	20.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Monona
1-unit, detached	66.5%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	11.7%
20 or more units	5.1%	23.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Monona
Poverty rate	2.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1986	1962