Cataract vs Melvina

A side-by-side comparison of Cataract and Melvina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cataract has the higher population (174 vs 83 in Melvina). Cataract has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $71,500 in Melvina). Cataract has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $135,000 in Melvina).

Population, income & housing

	Cataract	Melvina
Population	174	83
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$71,500
Median home value	$147,900	$135,000
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	76	32
Homeownership rate	76.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cataract	Melvina
Population	172 → 174 (+1.2%)	68 → 83 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $73,333 (+13.5%)	$58,250 → $71,500 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $147,900 (+16.2%)	$86,700 → $135,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $850 (+0.0%)	—

Cataract

Population

172174

Median household income

$64,583$73,333

Median home value

$127,300$147,900

Median gross rent

$850$850

Melvina

Population

6883

Median household income

$58,250$71,500

Median home value

$86,700$135,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cataract	Melvina
Under 5	9.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	18.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	6.9%	19.3%
45 to 54	21.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	19.0%	21.7%
65 to 74	1.1%	3.6%
75 and over	1.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cataract	Melvina
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	6.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cataract	Melvina
No high school diploma	9.8%	14.5%
High school graduate	44.1%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cataract	Melvina
Drove alone	91.1%	74.1%
Carpooled	3.6%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cataract	Melvina
1-unit, detached	86.8%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cataract	Melvina
Poverty rate	6.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1974	1960