Bangor vs French Island

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and French Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

French Island has the higher population (4,235 vs 1,409 in Bangor). Bangor has the higher median household income ($74,271 vs $59,462 in French Island). Bangor has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $198,200 in French Island).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	French Island
Population	1,409	4,235
Median age	38.1 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,271	$59,462
Median home value	$211,900	$198,200
Median gross rent	$884	$983
Housing units	603	2,048
Homeownership rate	68.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	French Island
Population	1,200 → 1,409 (+17.4%)	4,341 → 4,235 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$60,250 → $74,271 (+23.3%)	$62,424 → $59,462 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $211,900 (+42.8%)	$161,400 → $198,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $884 (+16.8%)	$833 → $983 (+18.0%)

Bangor

Population

1,2001,409

Median household income

$60,250$74,271

Median home value

$148,400$211,900

Median gross rent

$757$884

French Island

Population

4,3414,235

Median household income

$62,424$59,462

Median home value

$161,400$198,200

Median gross rent

$833$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	French Island
Under 5	7.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	10.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	16.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	19.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	14.8%
75 and over	4.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	French Island
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	French Island
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	24.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	French Island
Drove alone	78.8%	75.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	French Island
1-unit, detached	79.1%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	9.3%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	French Island
Poverty rate	9.5%	14.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1978	1976