South Wayne vs Wiota

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

South Wayne and Wiota 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 69 in Wiota). Wiota has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $64,028 in South Wayne). Wiota has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $123,000 in South Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	South Wayne	Wiota
Population	475	69
Median age	43.1 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,028	$81,250
Median home value	$123,000	$207,100
Median gross rent	$810	—
Housing units	207	32
Homeownership rate	74.1%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Wayne	Wiota
Population	392 → 475 (+21.2%)	122 → 69 (-43.4%)
Median household income	$46,719 → $64,028 (+37.0%)	$52,500 → $81,250 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$86,800 → $123,000 (+41.7%)	$105,000 → $207,100 (+97.2%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $810 (+23.7%)	—

South Wayne

Population

392475

Median household income

$46,719$64,028

Median home value

$86,800$123,000

Median gross rent

$655$810

Wiota

Population

12269

Median household income

$52,500$81,250

Median home value

$105,000$207,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Wayne	Wiota
Under 5	4.4%	2.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	5.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	2.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	2.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	4.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	27.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.4%
75 and over	5.3%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Wayne	Wiota
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	97.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Wayne	Wiota
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	44.9%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Wayne	Wiota
Drove alone	63.3%	44.8%
Carpooled	18.8%	37.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Wayne	Wiota
1-unit, detached	65.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Wayne	Wiota
Poverty rate	14.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1967	1940