Shullsburg vs South Wayne

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

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

Shullsburg has the higher population (1,310 vs 475 in South Wayne). South Wayne has the higher median household income ($64,028 vs $58,500 in Shullsburg). Shullsburg has the higher median home value ($130,700 vs $123,000 in South Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
Population	1,310	475
Median age	42.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,500	$64,028
Median home value	$130,700	$123,000
Median gross rent	$909	$810
Housing units	526	207
Homeownership rate	83.7%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
Population	1,327 → 1,310 (-1.3%)	392 → 475 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$47,222 → $58,500 (+23.9%)	$46,719 → $64,028 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$93,000 → $130,700 (+40.5%)	$86,800 → $123,000 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $909 (+53.3%)	$655 → $810 (+23.7%)

Shullsburg

Population

1,3271,310

Median household income

$47,222$58,500

Median home value

$93,000$130,700

Median gross rent

$593$909

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)

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
Under 5	5.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	15.3%	12.0%
75 and over	8.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
No high school diploma	8.4%	12.5%
High school graduate	44.8%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
Drove alone	90.7%	63.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
1-unit, detached	88.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Shullsburg	South Wayne
Poverty rate	12.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1950	1967