Big Falls vs Embarrass

A side-by-side comparison of Big Falls and Embarrass: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Embarrass has the higher population (338 vs 157 in Big Falls). Embarrass has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $73,300 in Big Falls). Since 2019, Big Falls's population has grown faster (+180.4% vs -40.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Embarrass
Population	157	338
Median age	60.1 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,750
Median home value	$73,300	$133,300
Median gross rent	$919	$616
Housing units	98	155
Homeownership rate	78.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Embarrass
Population	56 → 157 (+180.4%)	566 → 338 (-40.3%)
Median household income	—	$40,357 → $62,750 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $73,300 (+29.3%)	$105,900 → $133,300 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $919 (+31.3%)	$724 → $616 (-14.9%)

Big Falls

Population

56157

Median home value

$56,700$73,300

Median gross rent

$700$919

Embarrass

Population

566338

Median household income

$40,357$62,750

Median home value

$105,900$133,300

Median gross rent

$724$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Embarrass
Under 5	1.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	2.5%	9.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	2.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	35.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	34.4%	21.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	12.1%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Embarrass
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Embarrass
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.7%
High school graduate	38.8%	52.3%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Embarrass
Drove alone	51.5%	74.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	3.1%
Other means	46.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Embarrass
1-unit, detached	86.7%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Embarrass
Poverty rate	14.6%	10.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1957	1957