Cashton vs Wilton

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

Cashton and Wilton 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 535 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($80,750 vs $68,594 in Cashton). Wilton has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $145,400 in Cashton).

Population, income & housing

	Cashton	Wilton
Population	1,243	535
Median age	37.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$80,750
Median home value	$145,400	$156,300
Median gross rent	$892	$575
Housing units	611	207
Homeownership rate	84.8%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cashton	Wilton
Population	938 → 1,243 (+32.5%)	511 → 535 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $68,594 (+16.8%)	$43,500 → $80,750 (+85.6%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $145,400 (+28.7%)	$111,900 → $156,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $892 (+33.7%)	$752 → $575 (-23.5%)

Cashton

Population

9381,243

Median household income

$58,750$68,594

Median home value

$113,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$667$892

Wilton

Population

511535

Median household income

$43,500$80,750

Median home value

$111,900$156,300

Median gross rent

$752$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cashton	Wilton
Under 5	8.2%	8.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	25.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	9.0%
75 and over	4.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cashton	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cashton	Wilton
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cashton	Wilton
Drove alone	78.2%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cashton	Wilton
1-unit, detached	69.2%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cashton	Wilton
Poverty rate	19.7%	11.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1973	1957