Caroline vs Gresham

A side-by-side comparison of Caroline and Gresham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gresham has the higher population (571 vs 447 in Caroline). Caroline has the higher median household income ($73,036 vs $48,750 in Gresham). Caroline has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $120,100 in Gresham).

Population, income & housing

	Caroline	Gresham
Population	447	571
Median age	33.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,036	$48,750
Median home value	$123,700	$120,100
Median gross rent	$1,639	$593
Housing units	128	278
Homeownership rate	89.4%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caroline	Gresham
Population	229 → 447 (+95.2%)	562 → 571 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $73,036 (+24.3%)	$36,477 → $48,750 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $123,700 (+4.6%)	$84,600 → $120,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,625 → $1,639 (+0.9%)	$588 → $593 (+0.9%)

Caroline

Population

229447

Median household income

$58,750$73,036

Median home value

$118,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,639

Gresham

Population

562571

Median household income

$36,477$48,750

Median home value

$84,600$120,100

Median gross rent

$588$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caroline	Gresham
Under 5	12.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	29.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	2.2%	0.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.4%
75 and over	4.5%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caroline	Gresham
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	62.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	13.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caroline	Gresham
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	53.0%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caroline	Gresham
Drove alone	80.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caroline	Gresham
1-unit, detached	98.4%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Caroline	Gresham
Poverty rate	3.1%	11.5%
Average household size	3.63	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1951	1974