French Island vs St. Joseph

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

French Island and St. Joseph 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 530 in St. Joseph). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $59,462 in French Island). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $198,200 in French Island).

Population, income & housing

	French Island	St. Joseph
Population	4,235	530
Median age	47.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,462	$84,583
Median home value	$198,200	$264,400
Median gross rent	$983	$883
Housing units	2,048	197
Homeownership rate	76.6%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Island	St. Joseph
Population	4,341 → 4,235 (-2.4%)	507 → 530 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$62,424 → $59,462 (-4.7%)	$65,833 → $84,583 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$161,400 → $198,200 (+22.8%)	$178,900 → $264,400 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $983 (+18.0%)	$929 → $883 (-5.0%)

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

St. Joseph

Population

507530

Median household income

$65,833$84,583

Median home value

$178,900$264,400

Median gross rent

$929$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Island	St. Joseph
Under 5	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.9%	19.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	3.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	14.8%	14.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Island	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	85.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	8.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Island	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Island	St. Joseph
Drove alone	75.8%	77.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.7%	14.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Island	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	75.9%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	French Island	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	14.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.17	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	16	31
Median year structure built	1976	1978