Alma Center vs Hixton

A side-by-side comparison of Alma Center and Hixton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alma Center has the higher population (583 vs 398 in Hixton). Hixton has the higher median household income ($74,219 vs $64,375 in Alma Center). Hixton has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $121,300 in Alma Center).

Population, income & housing

	Alma Center	Hixton
Population	583	398
Median age	32.5 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$74,219
Median home value	$121,300	$158,000
Median gross rent	$773	$558
Housing units	210	189
Homeownership rate	76.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma Center	Hixton
Population	430 → 583 (+35.6%)	424 → 398 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $64,375 (+41.1%)	$53,438 → $74,219 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $121,300 (+29.6%)	$109,800 → $158,000 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $773 (+18.9%)	$496 → $558 (+12.5%)

Alma Center

Population

430583

Median household income

$45,625$64,375

Median home value

$93,600$121,300

Median gross rent

$650$773

Hixton

Population

424398

Median household income

$53,438$74,219

Median home value

$109,800$158,000

Median gross rent

$496$558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma Center	Hixton
Under 5	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.1%
25 to 34	28.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	20.4%
55 to 64	8.6%	21.6%
65 to 74	6.0%	7.5%
75 and over	5.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma Center	Hixton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma Center	Hixton
No high school diploma	3.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	56.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma Center	Hixton
Drove alone	83.1%	85.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.9%
Other means	0.3%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma Center	Hixton
1-unit, detached	81.4%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Alma Center	Hixton
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1957	1960