Sandy Hook vs Tennyson

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

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

Tennyson has the higher population (335 vs 261 in Sandy Hook). Sandy Hook has the higher median household income ($80,720 vs $59,872 in Tennyson). Sandy Hook has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $134,900 in Tennyson).

Population, income & housing

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
Population	261	335
Median age	35.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,720	$59,872
Median home value	$184,700	$134,900
Median gross rent	$941	$1,083
Housing units	117	163
Homeownership rate	59.0%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
Population	244 → 261 (+7.0%)	290 → 335 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$61,458 → $80,720 (+31.3%)	$54,250 → $59,872 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$190,600 → $184,700 (-3.1%)	$128,000 → $134,900 (+5.4%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $941 (+11.5%)	$713 → $1,083 (+51.9%)

Sandy Hook

Population

244261

Median household income

$61,458$80,720

Median home value

$190,600$184,700

Median gross rent

$844$941

Tennyson

Population

290335

Median household income

$54,250$59,872

Median home value

$128,000$134,900

Median gross rent

$713$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
Under 5	3.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	6.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	39.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	4.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.4%
75 and over	7.7%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
No high school diploma	30.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	26.5%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
Drove alone	73.9%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
1-unit, detached	70.1%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	29.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Sandy Hook	Tennyson
Poverty rate	5.4%	3.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1973	1961