Schofield vs Stratford

A side-by-side comparison of Schofield and Stratford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Schofield has the higher population (2,020 vs 1,439 in Stratford). Stratford has the higher median household income ($65,880 vs $65,478 in Schofield). Stratford has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $144,200 in Schofield).

Population, income & housing

	Schofield	Stratford
Population	2,020	1,439
Median age	41.7 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,478	$65,880
Median home value	$144,200	$189,700
Median gross rent	$946	$877
Housing units	1,139	703
Homeownership rate	54.0%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schofield	Stratford
Population	2,222 → 2,020 (-9.1%)	1,562 → 1,439 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$48,654 → $65,478 (+34.6%)	$53,300 → $65,880 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$105,700 → $144,200 (+36.4%)	$137,100 → $189,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $946 (+17.5%)	$545 → $877 (+60.9%)

Schofield

Population

2,2222,020

Median household income

$48,654$65,478

Median home value

$105,700$144,200

Median gross rent

$805$946

Stratford

Population

1,5621,439

Median household income

$53,300$65,880

Median home value

$137,100$189,700

Median gross rent

$545$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schofield	Stratford
Under 5	3.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	13.5%	3.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	20.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.4%
75 and over	7.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schofield	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schofield	Stratford
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schofield	Stratford
Drove alone	86.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schofield	Stratford
1-unit, detached	59.0%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Schofield	Stratford
Poverty rate	9.8%	12.6%
Average household size	1.95	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1959	1979