Butler vs Dousman

A side-by-side comparison of Butler and Dousman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dousman has the higher population (2,043 vs 2,003 in Butler). Dousman has the higher median household income ($87,011 vs $55,577 in Butler). Dousman has the higher median home value ($371,500 vs $216,300 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Dousman
Population	2,003	2,043
Median age	45.0 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,577	$87,011
Median home value	$216,300	$371,500
Median gross rent	$937	$1,430
Housing units	907	871
Homeownership rate	48.2%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Dousman
Population	1,821 → 2,003 (+10.0%)	2,368 → 2,043 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$39,273 → $55,577 (+41.5%)	$66,792 → $87,011 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$161,200 → $216,300 (+34.2%)	$273,500 → $371,500 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $937 (+19.2%)	$1,248 → $1,430 (+14.6%)

Butler

Population

1,8212,003

Median household income

$39,273$55,577

Median home value

$161,200$216,300

Median gross rent

$786$937

Dousman

Population

2,3682,043

Median household income

$66,792$87,011

Median home value

$273,500$371,500

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Dousman
Under 5	3.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	20.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.5%
75 and over	6.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Dousman
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	95.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	8.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Dousman
No high school diploma	7.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	38.8%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Dousman
Drove alone	88.2%	83.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	11.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Dousman
1-unit, detached	45.0%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.1%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	15.8%	10.7%
20 or more units	20.7%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Dousman
Poverty rate	9.1%	6.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1960	1990