Boyceville vs Downsville

A side-by-side comparison of Boyceville and Downsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boyceville has the higher population (1,200 vs 268 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $55,972 in Boyceville). Downsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $158,200 in Boyceville).

Population, income & housing

	Boyceville	Downsville
Population	1,200	268
Median age	40.8 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,972	$81,667
Median home value	$158,200	$200,000
Median gross rent	$856	—
Housing units	618	72
Homeownership rate	71.9%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	38.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyceville	Downsville
Population	1,041 → 1,200 (+15.3%)	120 → 268 (+123.3%)
Median household income	$46,125 → $55,972 (+21.3%)	$56,250 → $81,667 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$104,700 → $158,200 (+51.1%)	$130,400 → $200,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $856 (+19.1%)	$659 → $707 (+7.3%)

Boyceville

Population

1,0411,200

Median household income

$46,125$55,972

Median home value

$104,700$158,200

Median gross rent

$719$856

Downsville

Population

120268

Median household income

$56,250$81,667

Median home value

$130,400$200,000

Median gross rent

$659$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyceville	Downsville
Under 5	4.4%	2.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	21.6%
25 to 34	18.8%	4.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	2.6%
75 and over	8.7%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyceville	Downsville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	97.8%
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	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyceville	Downsville
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	34.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyceville	Downsville
Drove alone	77.6%	91.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	8.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyceville	Downsville
1-unit, detached	67.2%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Boyceville	Downsville
Poverty rate	16.1%	8.6%
Average household size	2.04	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1969	1983