Dalton vs Markesan

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Markesan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Markesan has the higher population (1,276 vs 221 in Dalton). Dalton has the higher median household income ($61,667 vs $61,250 in Markesan). Markesan has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $124,300 in Dalton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Markesan
Population	221	1,276
Median age	35.2 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,667	$61,250
Median home value	$124,300	$147,800
Median gross rent	$930	$479
Housing units	102	626
Homeownership rate	70.5%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Markesan
Population	196 → 221 (+12.8%)	1,284 → 1,276 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $61,667 (+12.6%)	$54,609 → $61,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $124,300 (+39.8%)	$113,000 → $147,800 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,167 → $930 (-20.3%)	$705 → $479 (-32.1%)

Dalton

Population

196221

Median household income

$54,750$61,667

Median home value

$88,900$124,300

Median gross rent

$1,167$930

Markesan

Population

1,2841,276

Median household income

$54,609$61,250

Median home value

$113,000$147,800

Median gross rent

$705$479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Markesan
Under 5	12.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	10.3%
75 and over	4.1%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Markesan
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	84.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	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%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Markesan
No high school diploma	11.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	43.5%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Markesan
Drove alone	67.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	16.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	8.3%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Markesan
1-unit, detached	92.2%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Markesan
Poverty rate	18.1%	21.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1938	1959