Big Falls vs Fremont

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

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

Fremont has the higher population (592 vs 157 in Big Falls). Fremont has the higher median home value ($210,200 vs $73,300 in Big Falls). Since 2019, Big Falls's population has grown faster (+180.4% vs -5.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Fremont
Population	157	592
Median age	60.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,875
Median home value	$73,300	$210,200
Median gross rent	$919	$769
Housing units	98	414
Homeownership rate	78.8%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Fremont
Population	56 → 157 (+180.4%)	629 → 592 (-5.9%)
Median household income	—	$66,250 → $71,875 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $73,300 (+29.3%)	$157,000 → $210,200 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $919 (+31.3%)	$650 → $769 (+18.3%)

Big Falls

Population

56157

Median home value

$56,700$73,300

Median gross rent

$700$919

Fremont

Population

629592

Median household income

$66,250$71,875

Median home value

$157,000$210,200

Median gross rent

$650$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Fremont
Under 5	1.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	2.5%	9.0%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.9%
35 to 44	2.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	35.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	34.4%	17.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	14.2%
75 and over	12.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Fremont
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.9%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Fremont
No high school diploma	13.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	38.8%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Fremont
Drove alone	51.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	9.1%
Other means	46.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Fremont
1-unit, detached	86.7%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Fremont
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.2%
Average household size	1.85	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1957	1978