Deer Park vs Star Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Deer Park and Star Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Deer Park and Star Prairie are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Star Prairie has the higher population (579 vs 210 in Deer Park). Star Prairie has the higher median household income ($71,667 vs $56,563 in Deer Park). Star Prairie has the higher median home value ($269,800 vs $164,800 in Deer Park).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
Population	210	579
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$71,667
Median home value	$164,800	$269,800
Median gross rent	$650	$988
Housing units	107	287
Homeownership rate	61.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
Population	239 → 210 (-12.1%)	732 → 579 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $56,563 (+11.7%)	$64,773 → $71,667 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$130,000 → $164,800 (+26.8%)	$163,500 → $269,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $650 (+9.4%)	$781 → $988 (+26.5%)

Deer Park

Population

239210

Median household income

$50,625$56,563

Median home value

$130,000$164,800

Median gross rent

$594$650

Star Prairie

Population

732579

Median household income

$64,773$71,667

Median home value

$163,500$269,800

Median gross rent

$781$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
Under 5	8.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	18.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.5%
75 and over	6.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
No high school diploma	2.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
Drove alone	89.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	8.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
1-unit, detached	65.4%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	28.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Deer Park	Star Prairie
Poverty rate	5.7%	14.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1958	1979