Cashton vs Norwalk

A side-by-side comparison of Cashton and Norwalk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cashton has the higher population (1,243 vs 612 in Norwalk). Cashton has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $58,750 in Norwalk). Cashton has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $94,000 in Norwalk).

Population, income & housing

	Cashton	Norwalk
Population	1,243	612
Median age	37.1 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$58,750
Median home value	$145,400	$94,000
Median gross rent	$892	$732
Housing units	611	232
Homeownership rate	84.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cashton	Norwalk
Population	938 → 1,243 (+32.5%)	701 → 612 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $68,594 (+16.8%)	$42,500 → $58,750 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $145,400 (+28.7%)	$87,000 → $94,000 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $892 (+33.7%)	$650 → $732 (+12.6%)

Cashton

Population

9381,243

Median household income

$58,750$68,594

Median home value

$113,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$667$892

Norwalk

Population

701612

Median household income

$42,500$58,750

Median home value

$87,000$94,000

Median gross rent

$650$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cashton	Norwalk
Under 5	8.2%	8.5%
5 to 17	22.4%	30.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	18.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	4.9%
75 and over	4.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cashton	Norwalk
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	43.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cashton	Norwalk
No high school diploma	11.3%	29.3%
High school graduate	45.7%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cashton	Norwalk
Drove alone	78.2%	63.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	21.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cashton	Norwalk
1-unit, detached	69.2%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cashton	Norwalk
Poverty rate	19.7%	18.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1973	1971