Elroy vs Wonewoc

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

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

Elroy has the higher population (1,529 vs 691 in Wonewoc). Wonewoc has the higher median household income ($75,069 vs $58,750 in Elroy). Elroy has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $114,100 in Wonewoc).

Population, income & housing

	Elroy	Wonewoc
Population	1,529	691
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$75,069
Median home value	$120,500	$114,100
Median gross rent	$918	$794
Housing units	668	296
Homeownership rate	71.6%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elroy	Wonewoc
Population	1,422 → 1,529 (+7.5%)	748 → 691 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$49,643 → $58,750 (+18.3%)	$44,375 → $75,069 (+69.2%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $120,500 (+48.0%)	$72,300 → $114,100 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $918 (+54.0%)	$738 → $794 (+7.6%)

Elroy

Population

1,4221,529

Median household income

$49,643$58,750

Median home value

$81,400$120,500

Median gross rent

$596$918

Wonewoc

Population

748691

Median household income

$44,375$75,069

Median home value

$72,300$114,100

Median gross rent

$738$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elroy	Wonewoc
Under 5	7.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.4%	22.9%
18 to 24	11.2%	5.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.3%
75 and over	7.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elroy	Wonewoc
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	75.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elroy	Wonewoc
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elroy	Wonewoc
Drove alone	71.2%	82.6%
Carpooled	18.7%	13.5%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elroy	Wonewoc
1-unit, detached	82.2%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Elroy	Wonewoc
Poverty rate	15.9%	15.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1952	1950