Emerald vs Star Prairie

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

Emerald 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 148 in Emerald). Star Prairie has the higher median home value ($269,800 vs $136,100 in Emerald). Since 2019, Emerald's population has grown faster (+46.5% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald	Star Prairie
Population	148	579
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,667
Median home value	$136,100	$269,800
Median gross rent	$710	$988
Housing units	83	287
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald	Star Prairie
Population	101 → 148 (+46.5%)	732 → 579 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $47,679 (+10.0%)	$64,773 → $71,667 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$108,900 → $136,100 (+25.0%)	$163,500 → $269,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $710 (+11.3%)	$781 → $988 (+26.5%)

Emerald

Population

101148

Median household income

$43,333$47,679

Median home value

$108,900$136,100

Median gross rent

$638$710

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)

	Emerald	Star Prairie
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	17.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.1%	15.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	8.5%
75 and over	2.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald	Star Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald	Star Prairie
No high school diploma	21.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	45.7%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald	Star Prairie
Drove alone	77.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald	Star Prairie
1-unit, detached	80.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Emerald	Star Prairie
Poverty rate	18.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	46	25
Median year structure built	1942	1979