McFarland vs Stoughton

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

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

Stoughton has the higher population (13,063 vs 9,230 in McFarland). McFarland has the higher median household income ($93,810 vs $78,517 in Stoughton). McFarland has the higher median home value ($363,400 vs $283,900 in Stoughton).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Stoughton
Population	9,230	13,063
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,810	$78,517
Median home value	$363,400	$283,900
Median gross rent	$1,447	$1,155
Housing units	3,821	5,889
Homeownership rate	72.0%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Stoughton
Population	8,650 → 9,230 (+6.7%)	13,097 → 13,063 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$92,944 → $93,810 (+0.9%)	$67,329 → $78,517 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $363,400 (+45.8%)	$218,100 → $283,900 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,447 (+36.4%)	$943 → $1,155 (+22.5%)

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

Stoughton

Population

13,09713,063

Median household income

$67,329$78,517

Median home value

$218,100$283,900

Median gross rent

$943$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Stoughton
Under 5	3.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.6%
75 and over	6.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Stoughton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	92.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Stoughton
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	22.3%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Stoughton
Drove alone	76.2%	72.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.9%	16.9%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Stoughton
1-unit, detached	66.5%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	9.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Stoughton
Poverty rate	2.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1986	1982