Houlton vs Star Prairie

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

Houlton 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 106 in Houlton). Houlton has the higher median home value ($837,500 vs $269,800 in Star Prairie). Since 2019, Star Prairie's population has grown faster (-20.9% vs -30.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Houlton	Star Prairie
Population	106	579
Median age	63.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,667
Median home value	$837,500	$269,800
Median gross rent	—	$988
Housing units	51	287
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.9%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houlton	Star Prairie
Population	153 → 106 (-30.7%)	732 → 579 (-20.9%)
Median household income	—	$64,773 → $71,667 (+10.6%)
Median home value	—	$163,500 → $269,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$781 → $988 (+26.5%)

Houlton

Population

153106

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)

	Houlton	Star Prairie
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	14.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	36.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	26.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houlton	Star Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houlton	Star Prairie
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	45.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	54.9%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houlton	Star Prairie
Drove alone	100.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houlton	Star Prairie
1-unit, detached	70.6%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Houlton	Star Prairie
Poverty rate	65.1%	14.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1971	1979