Ridgeland vs Wheeler

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

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

Ridgeland has the higher population (288 vs 262 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $37,813 in Ridgeland). Ridgeland has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $112,500 in Wheeler).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
Population	288	262
Median age	46.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,813	$73,750
Median home value	$114,000	$112,500
Median gross rent	$575	$1,042
Housing units	161	126
Homeownership rate	54.7%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
Population	259 → 288 (+11.2%)	297 → 262 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$33,875 → $37,813 (+11.6%)	$43,309 → $73,750 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $114,000 (+57.2%)	$83,800 → $112,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $575 (-1.4%)	$729 → $1,042 (+42.9%)

Ridgeland

Population

259288

Median household income

$33,875$37,813

Median home value

$72,500$114,000

Median gross rent

$583$575

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)

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	18.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.5%	5.7%
75 and over	8.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.4%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
No high school diploma	4.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	54.8%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
Drove alone	83.9%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	62.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Ridgeland	Wheeler
Poverty rate	20.1%	13.4%
Average household size	1.92	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1962	1976