Brice Prairie vs French Island

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

Brice Prairie 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 1,858 in Brice Prairie). Brice Prairie has the higher median household income ($90,795 vs $59,462 in French Island). Brice Prairie has the higher median home value ($279,700 vs $198,200 in French Island).

Population, income & housing

	Brice Prairie	French Island
Population	1,858	4,235
Median age	45.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,795	$59,462
Median home value	$279,700	$198,200
Median gross rent	$989	$983
Housing units	792	2,048
Homeownership rate	88.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brice Prairie	French Island
Population	2,280 → 1,858 (-18.5%)	4,341 → 4,235 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$83,977 → $90,795 (+8.1%)	$62,424 → $59,462 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$171,800 → $279,700 (+62.8%)	$161,400 → $198,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $989 (+70.5%)	$833 → $983 (+18.0%)

Brice Prairie

Population

2,2801,858

Median household income

$83,977$90,795

Median home value

$171,800$279,700

Median gross rent

$580$989

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)

	Brice Prairie	French Island
Under 5	5.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	10.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	3.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	18.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.8%
65 to 74	17.5%	14.8%
75 and over	5.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brice Prairie	French Island
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brice Prairie	French Island
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	22.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brice Prairie	French Island
Drove alone	81.3%	75.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	9.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	9.7%
Other means	2.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brice Prairie	French Island
1-unit, detached	85.7%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Brice Prairie	French Island
Poverty rate	1.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1978	1976