Big Falls vs Northport

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

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

Northport has the higher population (421 vs 157 in Big Falls). Northport has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $73,300 in Big Falls). Since 2019, Big Falls's population has grown faster (+180.4% vs -16.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Falls	Northport
Population	157	421
Median age	60.1 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$89,643
Median home value	$73,300	$189,100
Median gross rent	$919	—
Housing units	98	154
Homeownership rate	78.8%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Falls	Northport
Population	56 → 157 (+180.4%)	503 → 421 (-16.3%)
Median household income	—	$59,219 → $89,643 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $73,300 (+29.3%)	$128,300 → $189,100 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $919 (+31.3%)	—

Big Falls

Population

56157

Median home value

$56,700$73,300

Median gross rent

$700$919

Northport

Population

503421

Median household income

$59,219$89,643

Median home value

$128,300$189,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Falls	Northport
Under 5	1.9%	9.0%
5 to 17	2.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	2.5%	8.1%
45 to 54	35.0%	27.6%
55 to 64	34.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.2%
75 and over	12.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Falls	Northport
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	96.4%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Falls	Northport
No high school diploma	13.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Falls	Northport
Drove alone	51.5%	88.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	11.5%
Other means	46.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Falls	Northport
1-unit, detached	86.7%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Falls	Northport
Poverty rate	14.6%	3.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1957	1965