Knapp vs Wheeler

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

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

Knapp has the higher population (504 vs 262 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $59,167 in Knapp). Wheeler has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $105,000 in Knapp).

Population, income & housing

	Knapp	Wheeler
Population	504	262
Median age	43.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$73,750
Median home value	$105,000	$112,500
Median gross rent	$950	$1,042
Housing units	294	126
Homeownership rate	58.3%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knapp	Wheeler
Population	556 → 504 (-9.4%)	297 → 262 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$50,694 → $59,167 (+16.7%)	$43,309 → $73,750 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $105,000 (-11.6%)	$83,800 → $112,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $950 (+27.2%)	$729 → $1,042 (+42.9%)

Knapp

Population

556504

Median household income

$50,694$59,167

Median home value

$118,800$105,000

Median gross rent

$747$950

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)

	Knapp	Wheeler
Under 5	6.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	19.1%
55 to 64	22.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	5.2%	5.7%
75 and over	7.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knapp	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	95.4%
Black or African American	8.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knapp	Wheeler
No high school diploma	7.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knapp	Wheeler
Drove alone	90.6%	80.3%
Carpooled	3.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	6.3%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knapp	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	46.9%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	22.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Knapp	Wheeler
Poverty rate	15.9%	13.4%
Average household size	1.80	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1977	1976