French Island vs Holmen

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

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

Holmen has the higher population (11,027 vs 4,235 in French Island). Holmen has the higher median household income ($77,083 vs $59,462 in French Island). Holmen has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $198,200 in French Island).

Population, income & housing

	French Island	Holmen
Population	4,235	11,027
Median age	47.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,462	$77,083
Median home value	$198,200	$262,600
Median gross rent	$983	$1,164
Housing units	2,048	4,753
Homeownership rate	76.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Island	Holmen
Population	4,341 → 4,235 (-2.4%)	9,854 → 11,027 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$62,424 → $59,462 (-4.7%)	$70,159 → $77,083 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$161,400 → $198,200 (+22.8%)	$197,600 → $262,600 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $983 (+18.0%)	$902 → $1,164 (+29.0%)

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

Holmen

Population

9,85411,027

Median household income

$70,159$77,083

Median home value

$197,600$262,600

Median gross rent

$902$1,164

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Island	Holmen
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	10.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	19.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	8.0%
75 and over	6.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Island	Holmen
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Island	Holmen
No high school diploma	2.2%	4.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Island	Holmen
Drove alone	75.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.7%	12.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Island	Holmen
1-unit, detached	75.9%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	French Island	Holmen
Poverty rate	14.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.17	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1976	1998