Hammond vs Star Prairie

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

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

Hammond has the higher population (2,071 vs 579 in Star Prairie). Hammond has the higher median household income ($82,159 vs $71,667 in Star Prairie). Star Prairie has the higher median home value ($269,800 vs $232,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Star Prairie
Population	2,071	579
Median age	35.2 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,159	$71,667
Median home value	$232,700	$269,800
Median gross rent	$935	$988
Housing units	853	287
Homeownership rate	68.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Star Prairie
Population	2,033 → 2,071 (+1.9%)	732 → 579 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$71,528 → $82,159 (+14.9%)	$64,773 → $71,667 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $232,700 (+57.1%)	$163,500 → $269,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $935 (+2.9%)	$781 → $988 (+26.5%)

Hammond

Population

2,0332,071

Median household income

$71,528$82,159

Median home value

$148,100$232,700

Median gross rent

$909$935

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)

	Hammond	Star Prairie
Under 5	12.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.5%
75 and over	3.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Star Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Star Prairie
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.9%
High school graduate	33.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Star Prairie
Drove alone	82.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	8.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Star Prairie
1-unit, detached	57.8%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Star Prairie
Poverty rate	18.4%	14.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1984	1979