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Kickapoo has the most conserved land (1.2% of the town).

Clayton has the oldest population (median age 48.7).

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Measure	Kickapoo	Clayton
People
Population	687Lowest	1,088Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+15.3%Highest WI: +3.6%	+9.8%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age	37.3±8.4Lowest 7% below WI	48.7±9.6Highest 21% above WI
	Clayton and Kickapoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	33.9%±3.5Highest WI: 21.4%	18.9%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+	20.7%±4.7Highest WI: 18.5%	19.3%±2.6Lowest WI: 18.5%
	Kickapoo and Clayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.4%Lowest WI: 33.4%	19.6%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.7%±1.1 WI: 5.8%	1.7%±1.5 WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,161±$19kLowest 15% below WI	$71,125±$15kHighest 8% below WI
	Clayton and Kickapoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$270,000±$107kHighest about the WI average	$228,100±$17kLowest 14% below WI
	Kickapoo and Clayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$742±$303Lowest 32% below WI	$900±$136Highest 17% below WI
	Clayton and Kickapoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,583Lowest 32% below WI	$2,785Highest 27% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%	56.3%±100Highest WI: 43.7%
	Clayton and Kickapoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	14%Lowest WI: 10.6%	15.4%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.7%Highest WI: 67.8%	80.1%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI	1982Lowest 7 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 16% above WI	28 minHighest 27% above WI
Work from home	16.2%±7.5Highest WI: 13.1%	10%±3.9Lowest WI: 13.1%
	Kickapoo and Clayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	1.1%Lowest	8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	19.8 miLowest	20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.15Lowest	0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Viroqua (25%)	Viroqua (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Clayton	Few work in Kickapoo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	1.2%Highest	0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	1.1 miHighest	0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.0 mi	0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	2.4Highest	2.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#65 of 262 in WI
School district	Kickapoo Area School District	North Crawford School District
High school in town	Kickapoo High	North Crawford High
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	9.3Lowest
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WI average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.