Cataract vs Norwalk

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

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

Norwalk has the higher population (612 vs 174 in Cataract). Cataract has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $58,750 in Norwalk). Cataract has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $94,000 in Norwalk).

Population, income & housing

	Cataract	Norwalk
Population	174	612
Median age	38.3 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$58,750
Median home value	$147,900	$94,000
Median gross rent	$850	$732
Housing units	76	232
Homeownership rate	76.4%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cataract	Norwalk
Population	172 → 174 (+1.2%)	701 → 612 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $73,333 (+13.5%)	$42,500 → $58,750 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $147,900 (+16.2%)	$87,000 → $94,000 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $850 (+0.0%)	$650 → $732 (+12.6%)

Cataract

Population

172174

Median household income

$64,583$73,333

Median home value

$127,300$147,900

Median gross rent

$850$850

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)

	Cataract	Norwalk
Under 5	9.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	30.1%
18 to 24	18.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.0%	18.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	21.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	19.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	1.1%	4.9%
75 and over	1.7%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cataract	Norwalk
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	43.6%
Black or African American	6.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cataract	Norwalk
No high school diploma	9.8%	29.3%
High school graduate	44.1%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cataract	Norwalk
Drove alone	91.1%	63.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	21.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cataract	Norwalk
1-unit, detached	86.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cataract	Norwalk
Poverty rate	6.0%	18.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1974	1971