Fond du Lac vs North Fond du Lac

A side-by-side comparison of Fond du Lac and North Fond du Lac: population, income, housing, and more.

Fond du Lac and North Fond du Lac are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fond du Lac has the higher population (44,491 vs 5,373 in North Fond du Lac). North Fond du Lac has the higher median household income ($61,744 vs $61,620 in Fond du Lac). Fond du Lac has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $144,900 in North Fond du Lac).

Population, income & housing

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
Population	44,491	5,373
Median age	37.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,620	$61,744
Median home value	$161,300	$144,900
Median gross rent	$905	$1,083
Housing units	20,165	2,319
Homeownership rate	58.0%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
Population	42,909 → 44,491 (+3.7%)	5,076 → 5,373 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$52,724 → $61,620 (+16.9%)	$56,532 → $61,744 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $161,300 (+27.8%)	$113,600 → $144,900 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $905 (+24.0%)	$942 → $1,083 (+15.0%)

Fond du Lac

Population

42,90944,491

Median household income

$52,724$61,620

Median home value

$126,200$161,300

Median gross rent

$730$905

North Fond du Lac

Population

5,0765,373

Median household income

$56,532$61,744

Median home value

$113,600$144,900

Median gross rent

$942$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
Under 5	6.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.3%
75 and over	7.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
No high school diploma	8.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	35.5%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
Drove alone	75.9%	85.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	3.3%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
1-unit, detached	59.7%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	19.1%
20 or more units	7.5%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Fond du Lac	North Fond du Lac
Poverty rate	12.5%	13.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1967	1977