Dodgeville vs Highland

A side-by-side comparison of Dodgeville and Highland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dodgeville has the higher population (5,013 vs 934 in Highland). Dodgeville has the higher median household income ($72,768 vs $65,179 in Highland). Dodgeville has the higher median home value ($234,000 vs $146,200 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Dodgeville	Highland
Population	5,013	934
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,768	$65,179
Median home value	$234,000	$146,200
Median gross rent	$984	$657
Housing units	2,502	428
Homeownership rate	61.7%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodgeville	Highland
Population	4,730 → 5,013 (+6.0%)	966 → 934 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$59,911 → $72,768 (+21.5%)	$57,250 → $65,179 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $234,000 (+42.3%)	$111,800 → $146,200 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $984 (+23.8%)	$606 → $657 (+8.4%)

Dodgeville

Population

4,7305,013

Median household income

$59,911$72,768

Median home value

$164,400$234,000

Median gross rent

$795$984

Highland

Population

966934

Median household income

$57,250$65,179

Median home value

$111,800$146,200

Median gross rent

$606$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodgeville	Highland
Under 5	6.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.8%
75 and over	10.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodgeville	Highland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	95.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodgeville	Highland
No high school diploma	4.6%	3.5%
High school graduate	28.9%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodgeville	Highland
Drove alone	73.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	6.6%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodgeville	Highland
1-unit, detached	63.7%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	8.2%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Dodgeville	Highland
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1976	1969