Algoma vs Casco

A side-by-side comparison of Algoma and Casco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Algoma has the higher population (3,219 vs 603 in Casco). Casco has the higher median household income ($96,607 vs $62,269 in Algoma). Casco has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $143,000 in Algoma).

Population, income & housing

	Algoma	Casco
Population	3,219	603
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,269	$96,607
Median home value	$143,000	$179,800
Median gross rent	$812	$538
Housing units	1,595	219
Homeownership rate	80.1%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algoma	Casco
Population	3,059 → 3,219 (+5.2%)	645 → 603 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $62,269 (+21.5%)	$73,438 → $96,607 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $143,000 (+34.5%)	$126,300 → $179,800 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $812 (+33.3%)	$532 → $538 (+1.1%)

Algoma

Population

3,0593,219

Median household income

$51,250$62,269

Median home value

$106,300$143,000

Median gross rent

$609$812

Casco

Population

645603

Median household income

$73,438$96,607

Median home value

$126,300$179,800

Median gross rent

$532$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algoma	Casco
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	21.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.1%
75 and over	10.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algoma	Casco
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	80.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algoma	Casco
No high school diploma	10.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algoma	Casco
Drove alone	83.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algoma	Casco
1-unit, detached	66.5%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Algoma	Casco
Poverty rate	18.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1960	1962