Elroy vs Mauston

A side-by-side comparison of Elroy and Mauston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mauston has the higher population (4,280 vs 1,529 in Elroy). Mauston has the higher median household income ($60,174 vs $58,750 in Elroy). Mauston has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $120,500 in Elroy).

Population, income & housing

	Elroy	Mauston
Population	1,529	4,280
Median age	36.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$60,174
Median home value	$120,500	$135,600
Median gross rent	$918	$830
Housing units	668	1,754
Homeownership rate	71.6%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elroy	Mauston
Population	1,422 → 1,529 (+7.5%)	4,368 → 4,280 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$49,643 → $58,750 (+18.3%)	$46,933 → $60,174 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $120,500 (+48.0%)	$98,000 → $135,600 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $918 (+54.0%)	$802 → $830 (+3.5%)

Elroy

Population

1,4221,529

Median household income

$49,643$58,750

Median home value

$81,400$120,500

Median gross rent

$596$918

Mauston

Population

4,3684,280

Median household income

$46,933$60,174

Median home value

$98,000$135,600

Median gross rent

$802$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elroy	Mauston
Under 5	7.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.1%
75 and over	7.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elroy	Mauston
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	86.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elroy	Mauston
No high school diploma	12.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	38.1%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elroy	Mauston
Drove alone	71.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	18.7%	4.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elroy	Mauston
1-unit, detached	82.2%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	17.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Elroy	Mauston
Poverty rate	15.9%	21.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1952	1966