Bruce vs Sheldon

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

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

Bruce has the higher population (851 vs 265 in Sheldon). Bruce has the higher median household income ($44,688 vs $37,054 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $100,000 in Bruce).

Population, income & housing

	Bruce	Sheldon
Population	851	265
Median age	32.0 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,688	$37,054
Median home value	$100,000	$116,700
Median gross rent	$597	$795
Housing units	372	145
Homeownership rate	68.1%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bruce	Sheldon
Population	779 → 851 (+9.2%)	231 → 265 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$39,250 → $44,688 (+13.9%)	$38,333 → $37,054 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $100,000 (+24.4%)	$72,500 → $116,700 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$481 → $597 (+24.1%)	$433 → $795 (+83.6%)

Bruce

Population

779851

Median household income

$39,250$44,688

Median home value

$80,400$100,000

Median gross rent

$481$597

Sheldon

Population

231265

Median household income

$38,333$37,054

Median home value

$72,500$116,700

Median gross rent

$433$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bruce	Sheldon
Under 5	10.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	6.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.5%
75 and over	5.9%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bruce	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	2.4%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bruce	Sheldon
No high school diploma	10.6%	25.0%
High school graduate	46.1%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bruce	Sheldon
Drove alone	79.1%	78.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.8%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bruce	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	76.3%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Bruce	Sheldon
Poverty rate	15.9%	13.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	39	34
Median year structure built	1964	1957