Mauston vs New Lisbon

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

Mauston and New Lisbon 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 2,549 in New Lisbon). New Lisbon has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $60,174 in Mauston). Mauston has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $105,500 in New Lisbon).

Population, income & housing

	Mauston	New Lisbon
Population	4,280	2,549
Median age	44.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,174	$64,000
Median home value	$135,600	$105,500
Median gross rent	$830	$723
Housing units	1,754	881
Homeownership rate	55.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauston	New Lisbon
Population	4,368 → 4,280 (-2.0%)	2,506 → 2,549 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$46,933 → $60,174 (+28.2%)	$44,500 → $64,000 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $135,600 (+38.4%)	$88,900 → $105,500 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $830 (+3.5%)	$747 → $723 (-3.2%)

Mauston

Population

4,3684,280

Median household income

$46,933$60,174

Median home value

$98,000$135,600

Median gross rent

$802$830

New Lisbon

Population

2,5062,549

Median household income

$44,500$64,000

Median home value

$88,900$105,500

Median gross rent

$747$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mauston	New Lisbon
Under 5	5.9%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	8.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	19.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	16.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.0%
75 and over	9.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauston	New Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	74.3%
Black or African American	4.6%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauston	New Lisbon
No high school diploma	13.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauston	New Lisbon
Drove alone	79.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	1.6%
Other means	1.6%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauston	New Lisbon
1-unit, detached	51.8%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	14.8%
20 or more units	6.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Mauston	New Lisbon
Poverty rate	21.7%	17.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1966	1970