Niagara vs Peshtigo

A side-by-side comparison of Niagara and Peshtigo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Peshtigo has the higher population (3,404 vs 1,386 in Niagara). Peshtigo has the higher median household income ($65,433 vs $57,500 in Niagara). Peshtigo has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $90,200 in Niagara).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara	Peshtigo
Population	1,386	3,404
Median age	49.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$65,433
Median home value	$90,200	$145,800
Median gross rent	$780	$777
Housing units	753	1,611
Homeownership rate	83.4%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara	Peshtigo
Population	1,509 → 1,386 (-8.2%)	3,370 → 3,404 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$41,328 → $57,500 (+39.1%)	$51,079 → $65,433 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$74,700 → $90,200 (+20.7%)	$109,700 → $145,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $780 (+14.0%)	$681 → $777 (+14.1%)

Niagara

Population

1,5091,386

Median household income

$41,328$57,500

Median home value

$74,700$90,200

Median gross rent

$684$780

Peshtigo

Population

3,3703,404

Median household income

$51,079$65,433

Median home value

$109,700$145,800

Median gross rent

$681$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara	Peshtigo
Under 5	3.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	19.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.5%
75 and over	8.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara	Peshtigo
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	5.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara	Peshtigo
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara	Peshtigo
Drove alone	83.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara	Peshtigo
1-unit, detached	94.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	18.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Niagara	Peshtigo
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.01	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1954	1966