Hayward vs New Post

A side-by-side comparison of Hayward and New Post: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hayward has the higher population (2,549 vs 322 in New Post). New Post has the higher median household income ($45,000 vs $40,085 in Hayward). New Post has the higher median home value ($310,000 vs $184,200 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	New Post
Population	2,549	322
Median age	42.6 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,085	$45,000
Median home value	$184,200	$310,000
Median gross rent	$691	$388
Housing units	1,318	376
Homeownership rate	58.0%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	19.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	New Post
Population	2,780 → 2,549 (-8.3%)	232 → 322 (+38.8%)
Median household income	$37,670 → $40,085 (+6.4%)	$35,375 → $45,000 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $184,200 (+46.8%)	$211,100 → $310,000 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $691 (+3.8%)	$364 → $388 (+6.6%)

Hayward

Population

2,7802,549

Median household income

$37,670$40,085

Median home value

$125,500$184,200

Median gross rent

$666$691

New Post

Population

232322

Median household income

$35,375$45,000

Median home value

$211,100$310,000

Median gross rent

$364$388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	New Post
Under 5	5.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	3.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	19.3%	23.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	25.2%
75 and over	9.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	New Post
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	41.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	50.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	New Post
No high school diploma	9.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	New Post
Drove alone	78.9%	66.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	3.5%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	21.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	New Post
1-unit, detached	60.7%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	New Post
Poverty rate	19.5%	29.2%
Average household size	2.05	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	12	50
Median year structure built	1979	1976