Stoddard vs Westby

A side-by-side comparison of Stoddard and Westby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westby has the higher population (2,380 vs 860 in Stoddard). Westby has the higher median household income ($70,182 vs $61,477 in Stoddard). Stoddard has the higher median home value ($169,700 vs $165,000 in Westby).

Population, income & housing

	Stoddard	Westby
Population	860	2,380
Median age	41.6 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,477	$70,182
Median home value	$169,700	$165,000
Median gross rent	$796	$866
Housing units	447	1,045
Homeownership rate	77.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stoddard	Westby
Population	864 → 860 (-0.5%)	2,472 → 2,380 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $61,477 (+20.8%)	$53,667 → $70,182 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $169,700 (+17.8%)	$116,400 → $165,000 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $796 (+12.4%)	$867 → $866 (-0.1%)

Stoddard

Population

864860

Median household income

$50,893$61,477

Median home value

$144,000$169,700

Median gross rent

$708$796

Westby

Population

2,4722,380

Median household income

$53,667$70,182

Median home value

$116,400$165,000

Median gross rent

$867$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stoddard	Westby
Under 5	6.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.7%
75 and over	10.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stoddard	Westby
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stoddard	Westby
No high school diploma	9.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stoddard	Westby
Drove alone	84.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stoddard	Westby
1-unit, detached	70.5%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	12.3%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Stoddard	Westby
Poverty rate	15.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1972	1963