COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Horeb vs Fitchburg
PLACE A
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Mount Horeb is 78% smaller than Fitchburg. Mount Horeb earns more, with a median household income $21,340 higher. Fitchburg has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 11%).
MOUNT HOREBFITCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population7,72534,615−78% vs Fitchburg
Population density2,382983+1,399
Population growth10.6%17.2%−6.6 pts
Median age38.634.4+4.2
Male47.7%54.1%−6.4 pts
Female52.3%45.9%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born2.8%13.8%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.9%61.6%+26.3 pts
Black0.9%8.7%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%14.4%−10.1 pts
Asian2.0%9.9%−8.0 pts
Other5.0%5.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$107,856$86,516+$21,340
Per capita income$52,816$59,210−$6,394
Poverty rate2.8%9.3%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.462−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%57.7%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree15.2%23.6%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation72.8%73.3%−0.5 pts
Median home value$388,900$417,200−$28,300
Median gross rent$1,240$1,373−$133
Owner-occupied70.8%47.6%+23.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.2%1.4%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%47.1%−18.5 pts
Average commute24.618.9+5.7
Worked from home17.1%16.1%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025