Hawkins vs Sheldon

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

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

Hawkins has the higher population (347 vs 265 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median household income ($37,054 vs $36,083 in Hawkins). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $60,600 in Hawkins).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkins	Sheldon
Population	347	265
Median age	53.2 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$36,083	$37,054
Median home value	$60,600	$116,700
Median gross rent	$675	$795
Housing units	188	145
Homeownership rate	80.1%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkins	Sheldon
Population	387 → 347 (-10.3%)	231 → 265 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$32,273 → $36,083 (+11.8%)	$38,333 → $37,054 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$61,400 → $60,600 (-1.3%)	$72,500 → $116,700 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$329 → $675 (+105.2%)	$433 → $795 (+83.6%)

Hawkins

Population

387347

Median household income

$32,273$36,083

Median home value

$61,400$60,600

Median gross rent

$329$675

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)

	Hawkins	Sheldon
Under 5	7.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	19.9%	15.5%
75 and over	14.1%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkins	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkins	Sheldon
No high school diploma	25.4%	25.0%
High school graduate	51.1%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkins	Sheldon
Drove alone	79.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkins	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	84.6%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Hawkins	Sheldon
Poverty rate	18.2%	13.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	34
Median year structure built	1944	1957