Burnett vs Lowell

A side-by-side comparison of Burnett and Lowell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burnett has the higher population (268 vs 263 in Lowell). Burnett has the higher median household income ($85,104 vs $73,750 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median home value ($161,900 vs $146,300 in Burnett).

Population, income & housing

	Burnett	Lowell
Population	268	263
Median age	49.7 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,104	$73,750
Median home value	$146,300	$161,900
Median gross rent	$668	$638
Housing units	125	168
Homeownership rate	69.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	18.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnett	Lowell
Population	211 → 268 (+27.0%)	253 → 263 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$63,611 → $85,104 (+33.8%)	$52,917 → $73,750 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$157,800 → $146,300 (-7.3%)	$106,300 → $161,900 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $668 (+15.8%)	$730 → $638 (-12.6%)

Burnett

Population

211268

Median household income

$63,611$85,104

Median home value

$157,800$146,300

Median gross rent

$577$668

Lowell

Population

253263

Median household income

$52,917$73,750

Median home value

$106,300$161,900

Median gross rent

$730$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnett	Lowell
Under 5	0.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	0.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	31.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	33.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	4.5%	12.9%
75 and over	7.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnett	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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%	6.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnett	Lowell
No high school diploma	2.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	20.2%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	51.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnett	Lowell
Drove alone	64.9%	77.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	30.4%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnett	Lowell
1-unit, detached	74.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Burnett	Lowell
Poverty rate	6.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1953	1947