Bruce vs Ladysmith

A side-by-side comparison of Bruce and Ladysmith: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ladysmith has the higher population (3,152 vs 851 in Bruce). Bruce has the higher median household income ($44,688 vs $40,104 in Ladysmith). Bruce has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $88,800 in Ladysmith).

Population, income & housing

	Bruce	Ladysmith
Population	851	3,152
Median age	32.0 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,688	$40,104
Median home value	$100,000	$88,800
Median gross rent	$597	$819
Housing units	372	1,698
Homeownership rate	68.1%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bruce	Ladysmith
Population	779 → 851 (+9.2%)	3,149 → 3,152 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$39,250 → $44,688 (+13.9%)	$39,888 → $40,104 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $100,000 (+24.4%)	$80,600 → $88,800 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$481 → $597 (+24.1%)	$659 → $819 (+24.3%)

Bruce

Population

779851

Median household income

$39,250$44,688

Median home value

$80,400$100,000

Median gross rent

$481$597

Ladysmith

Population

3,1493,152

Median household income

$39,888$40,104

Median home value

$80,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$659$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bruce	Ladysmith
Under 5	10.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	7.1%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.0%
75 and over	5.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bruce	Ladysmith
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bruce	Ladysmith
No high school diploma	10.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	46.1%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bruce	Ladysmith
Drove alone	79.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.7%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bruce	Ladysmith
1-unit, detached	76.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Bruce	Ladysmith
Poverty rate	15.9%	18.9%
Average household size	2.68	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	39	17
Median year structure built	1964	1970