Como vs Williams Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Como and Williams Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Williams Bay has the higher population (2,967 vs 2,368 in Como). Como has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $70,568 in Williams Bay). Williams Bay has the higher median home value ($397,600 vs $259,200 in Como).

Population, income & housing

	Como	Williams Bay
Population	2,368	2,967
Median age	40.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$70,568
Median home value	$259,200	$397,600
Median gross rent	$1,565	$799
Housing units	1,371	2,032
Homeownership rate	69.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Como	Williams Bay
Population	2,680 → 2,368 (-11.6%)	2,604 → 2,967 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$75,885 → $75,000 (-1.2%)	$58,447 → $70,568 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$193,200 → $259,200 (+34.2%)	$276,200 → $397,600 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,565 (+92.3%)	$1,199 → $799 (-33.4%)

Como

Population

2,6802,368

Median household income

$75,885$75,000

Median home value

$193,200$259,200

Median gross rent

$814$1,565

Williams Bay

Population

2,6042,967

Median household income

$58,447$70,568

Median home value

$276,200$397,600

Median gross rent

$1,199$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Como	Williams Bay
Under 5	1.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	18.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	6.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.3%	16.8%
75 and over	3.7%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Como	Williams Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	7.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Como	Williams Bay
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Como	Williams Bay
Drove alone	81.5%	78.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Como	Williams Bay
1-unit, detached	89.6%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Como	Williams Bay
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1968	1980