COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downing vs River Falls
PLACE A
Downing, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
River Falls, Wisconsin
Downing is 99% smaller than River Falls. River Falls earns more, with a median household income $21,752 higher. River Falls has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -12%).
DOWNINGRIVER FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population22517,916−99% vs River Falls
Population density762,472−2,396
Population growth-11.7%7.9%−19.6 pts
Median age40.728.6+12.1
Male48.7%47.8%+0.9 pts
Female51.3%52.2%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%1.6%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%93.1%−13.4 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%2.0%+9.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other9.2%3.6%+5.7 pts
Median household income$61,875$83,627−$21,752
Per capita income$28,357$36,945−$8,588
Poverty rate6.3%15.1%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.408−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%44.9%−31.8 pts
Graduate degree3.8%13.6%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%3.3%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation65.6%72.5%−6.9 pts
Median home value$168,300$327,600−$159,300
Median gross rent$775$1,107−$332
Owner-occupied81.8%55.1%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%6.2%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%32.3%−15.6 pts
Average commute28.422.0+6.4
Worked from home5.2%11.5%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.4%3.9%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025