Mauston vs Necedah

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

Mauston and Necedah 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 1,122 in Necedah). Mauston has the higher median household income ($60,174 vs $53,060 in Necedah). Mauston has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $113,200 in Necedah).

Population, income & housing

	Mauston	Necedah
Population	4,280	1,122
Median age	44.8 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,174	$53,060
Median home value	$135,600	$113,200
Median gross rent	$830	$915
Housing units	1,754	435
Homeownership rate	55.0%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauston	Necedah
Population	4,368 → 4,280 (-2.0%)	957 → 1,122 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$46,933 → $60,174 (+28.2%)	$44,688 → $53,060 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $135,600 (+38.4%)	$100,000 → $113,200 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $830 (+3.5%)	$725 → $915 (+26.2%)

Mauston

Population

4,3684,280

Median household income

$46,933$60,174

Median home value

$98,000$135,600

Median gross rent

$802$830

Necedah

Population

9571,122

Median household income

$44,688$53,060

Median home value

$100,000$113,200

Median gross rent

$725$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mauston	Necedah
Under 5	5.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	18.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.1%
75 and over	9.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauston	Necedah
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	87.0%
Black or African American	4.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauston	Necedah
No high school diploma	13.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	38.7%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauston	Necedah
Drove alone	79.9%	85.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauston	Necedah
1-unit, detached	51.8%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	16.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Mauston	Necedah
Poverty rate	21.7%	21.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1966	1966