Frederic vs St. Croix Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Frederic and St. Croix Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Frederic and St. Croix Falls are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Croix Falls has the higher population (2,469 vs 1,148 in Frederic). St. Croix Falls has the higher median household income ($63,179 vs $51,765 in Frederic). St. Croix Falls has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $144,900 in Frederic).

Population, income & housing

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
Population	1,148	2,469
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,765	$63,179
Median home value	$144,900	$216,500
Median gross rent	$836	$864
Housing units	499	1,122
Homeownership rate	63.9%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
Population	1,099 → 1,148 (+4.5%)	1,943 → 2,469 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$37,411 → $51,765 (+38.4%)	$47,500 → $63,179 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$101,800 → $144,900 (+42.3%)	$156,100 → $216,500 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $836 (+31.7%)	$738 → $864 (+17.1%)

Frederic

Population

1,0991,148

Median household income

$37,411$51,765

Median home value

$101,800$144,900

Median gross rent

$635$836

St. Croix Falls

Population

1,9432,469

Median household income

$47,500$63,179

Median home value

$156,100$216,500

Median gross rent

$738$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
Under 5	4.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	19.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.6%
75 and over	16.2%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	47.8%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
Drove alone	73.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	16.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
1-unit, detached	77.2%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	17.7%
20 or more units	6.6%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Frederic	St. Croix Falls
Poverty rate	19.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1966	1977