Downsville vs Elk Mound

A side-by-side comparison of Downsville and Elk Mound: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elk Mound has the higher population (1,103 vs 268 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $62,167 in Elk Mound). Downsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $142,500 in Elk Mound).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Elk Mound
Population	268	1,103
Median age	37.7 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$62,167
Median home value	$200,000	$142,500
Median gross rent	—	$984
Housing units	72	387
Homeownership rate	94.1%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	38.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Elk Mound
Population	120 → 268 (+123.3%)	1,067 → 1,103 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $81,667 (+45.2%)	$64,583 → $62,167 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $200,000 (+53.4%)	$120,700 → $142,500 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $707 (+7.3%)	$850 → $984 (+15.8%)

Downsville

Population

120268

Median household income

$56,250$81,667

Median home value

$130,400$200,000

Median gross rent

$659$707

Elk Mound

Population

1,0671,103

Median household income

$64,583$62,167

Median home value

$120,700$142,500

Median gross rent

$850$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Elk Mound
Under 5	2.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	25.6%
18 to 24	21.6%	13.1%
25 to 34	4.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	20.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	2.6%	6.1%
75 and over	20.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Elk Mound
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Elk Mound
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	26.5%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Elk Mound
Drove alone	91.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Elk Mound
1-unit, detached	84.7%	41.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Elk Mound
Poverty rate	8.6%	11.9%
Average household size	3.94	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1983	1977