Downing is home to 271 people in Wisconsin. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $168,300. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $775 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Downing
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$68,402 → $168,300(+146%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate20.1% → 6.3%(−13.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age28.7 → 40.7(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Downing, decade by decade
Downing population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
269
$59,001
$68,402
2.7%
1.8
2000
257
$75,371
$135,895
5.6%
6.7
2010
265
$57,543
$166,587
5.0%
1.9
2020
234
$58,329
$130,294
10.2%
24.7
2024
271
$61,875
$168,300
13.1%
43.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
