Wisconsin · Census place 26850
Fountain City city, WI
Quick answer
Fountain City city has 747 residents, ranking #452 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $51,759, the median home is worth $161,700 and median gross rent runs $865 a month.
- Population
- 747Fountain City city residents
- Median household income
- $51,759Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $865Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fountain City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fountain City city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 65.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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