Gratiot vs South Wayne

A side-by-side comparison of Gratiot and South Wayne: population, income, housing, and more.

Gratiot and South Wayne are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Wayne has the higher population (475 vs 215 in Gratiot). South Wayne has the higher median household income ($64,028 vs $40,938 in Gratiot). Gratiot has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $123,000 in South Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Gratiot	South Wayne
Population	215	475
Median age	44.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,938	$64,028
Median home value	$131,300	$123,000
Median gross rent	$630	$810
Housing units	131	207
Homeownership rate	60.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratiot	South Wayne
Population	242 → 215 (-11.2%)	392 → 475 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $40,938 (-11.5%)	$46,719 → $64,028 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $131,300 (+59.0%)	$86,800 → $123,000 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$380 → $630 (+65.8%)	$655 → $810 (+23.7%)

Gratiot

Population

242215

Median household income

$46,250$40,938

Median home value

$82,600$131,300

Median gross rent

$380$630

South Wayne

Population

392475

Median household income

$46,719$64,028

Median home value

$86,800$123,000

Median gross rent

$655$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratiot	South Wayne
Under 5	7.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	20.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.0%
75 and over	14.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratiot	South Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratiot	South Wayne
No high school diploma	22.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.2%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratiot	South Wayne
Drove alone	85.1%	63.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.3%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratiot	South Wayne
1-unit, detached	64.9%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Gratiot	South Wayne
Poverty rate	31.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.03	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1958	1967