Emerald vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (195 vs 148 in Emerald). Wilson has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $136,100 in Emerald). Since 2019, Emerald's population has grown faster (+46.5% vs -12.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald	Wilson
Population	148	195
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,469
Median home value	$136,100	$192,400
Median gross rent	$710	—
Housing units	83	79
Homeownership rate	78.6%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald	Wilson
Population	101 → 148 (+46.5%)	224 → 195 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $47,679 (+10.0%)	$68,750 → $80,469 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$108,900 → $136,100 (+25.0%)	$159,400 → $192,400 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $710 (+11.3%)	—

Emerald

Population

101148

Median household income

$43,333$47,679

Median home value

$108,900$136,100

Median gross rent

$638$710

Wilson

Population

224195

Median household income

$68,750$80,469

Median home value

$159,400$192,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald	Wilson
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	17.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	22.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.7%
75 and over	2.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald	Wilson
No high school diploma	21.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	45.7%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald	Wilson
Drove alone	77.3%	88.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.7%
Other means	3.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald	Wilson
1-unit, detached	80.7%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Emerald	Wilson
Poverty rate	18.2%	9.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	46	29
Median year structure built	1942	1971