Mauston vs Wonewoc

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

Mauston and Wonewoc 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 691 in Wonewoc). Wonewoc has the higher median household income ($75,069 vs $60,174 in Mauston). Mauston has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $114,100 in Wonewoc).

Population, income & housing

	Mauston	Wonewoc
Population	4,280	691
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,174	$75,069
Median home value	$135,600	$114,100
Median gross rent	$830	$794
Housing units	1,754	296
Homeownership rate	55.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauston	Wonewoc
Population	4,368 → 4,280 (-2.0%)	748 → 691 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$46,933 → $60,174 (+28.2%)	$44,375 → $75,069 (+69.2%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $135,600 (+38.4%)	$72,300 → $114,100 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $830 (+3.5%)	$738 → $794 (+7.6%)

Mauston

Population

4,3684,280

Median household income

$46,933$60,174

Median home value

$98,000$135,600

Median gross rent

$802$830

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)

	Mauston	Wonewoc
Under 5	5.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.3%
75 and over	9.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauston	Wonewoc
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	75.5%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauston	Wonewoc
No high school diploma	13.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	38.7%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauston	Wonewoc
Drove alone	79.9%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	11.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	1.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauston	Wonewoc
1-unit, detached	51.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Mauston	Wonewoc
Poverty rate	21.7%	15.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1966	1950