French Island vs Rockland

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

French Island and Rockland 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 698 in Rockland). Rockland has the higher median household income ($75,625 vs $59,462 in French Island). Rockland has the higher median home value ($213,600 vs $198,200 in French Island).

Population, income & housing

	French Island	Rockland
Population	4,235	698
Median age	47.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,462	$75,625
Median home value	$198,200	$213,600
Median gross rent	$983	$1,133
Housing units	2,048	259
Homeownership rate	76.6%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Island	Rockland
Population	4,341 → 4,235 (-2.4%)	649 → 698 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$62,424 → $59,462 (-4.7%)	$59,250 → $75,625 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$161,400 → $198,200 (+22.8%)	$134,000 → $213,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $983 (+18.0%)	$775 → $1,133 (+46.2%)

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

Rockland

Population

649698

Median household income

$59,250$75,625

Median home value

$134,000$213,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,133

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Island	Rockland
Under 5	6.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	10.5%	27.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	1.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	6.4%
55 to 64	19.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.7%
75 and over	6.1%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Island	Rockland
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	74.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Island	Rockland
No high school diploma	2.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Island	Rockland
Drove alone	75.8%	87.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	5.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Island	Rockland
1-unit, detached	75.9%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	French Island	Rockland
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	16	30
Median year structure built	1976	1986