Patch Grove vs Sandy Hook

A side-by-side comparison of Patch Grove and Sandy Hook: population, income, housing, and more.

Patch Grove and Sandy Hook are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sandy Hook has the higher population (261 vs 212 in Patch Grove). Sandy Hook has the higher median household income ($80,720 vs $39,781 in Patch Grove). Sandy Hook has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $139,800 in Patch Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
Population	212	261
Median age	46.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,781	$80,720
Median home value	$139,800	$184,700
Median gross rent	$690	$941
Housing units	121	117
Homeownership rate	85.1%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
Population	170 → 212 (+24.7%)	244 → 261 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $39,781 (-26.0%)	$61,458 → $80,720 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$99,200 → $139,800 (+40.9%)	$190,600 → $184,700 (-3.1%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $690 (-11.7%)	$844 → $941 (+11.5%)

Patch Grove

Population

170212

Median household income

$53,750$39,781

Median home value

$99,200$139,800

Median gross rent

$781$690

Sandy Hook

Population

244261

Median household income

$61,458$80,720

Median home value

$190,600$184,700

Median gross rent

$844$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
Under 5	6.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	6.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	39.5%
35 to 44	15.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	4.2%
55 to 64	27.4%	18.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.3%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
No high school diploma	4.4%	30.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	56.9%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
Drove alone	62.3%	73.9%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	27.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	26.1%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
1-unit, detached	84.3%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Patch Grove	Sandy Hook
Poverty rate	11.3%	5.4%
Average household size	1.75	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1979	1973