Downing vs Wheeler

A side-by-side comparison of Downing and Wheeler: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wheeler has the higher population (262 vs 250 in Downing). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $60,938 in Downing). Downing has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $112,500 in Wheeler).

Population, income & housing

	Downing	Wheeler
Population	250	262
Median age	41.0 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$73,750
Median home value	$163,900	$112,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,042
Housing units	105	126
Homeownership rate	75.8%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downing	Wheeler
Population	199 → 250 (+25.6%)	297 → 262 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $60,938 (+9.6%)	$43,309 → $73,750 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $163,900 (+33.8%)	$83,800 → $112,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)	$729 → $1,042 (+42.9%)

Downing

Population

199250

Median household income

$55,625$60,938

Median home value

$122,500$163,900

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

Wheeler

Population

297262

Median household income

$43,309$73,750

Median home value

$83,800$112,500

Median gross rent

$729$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downing	Wheeler
Under 5	3.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	25.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	2.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	17.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	21.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.7%
75 and over	2.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downing	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	4.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downing	Wheeler
No high school diploma	7.6%	11.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downing	Wheeler
Drove alone	81.8%	80.3%
Carpooled	15.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downing	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	86.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Downing	Wheeler
Poverty rate	4.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.63	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1961	1976