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Fountain City, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Fountain City is a Census city of 835 people across 4.38 square miles of land, in Buffalo County. Median household income is $51,750, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain City
What Fountain City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.38 sq mi
- Water area1.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land191
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuffalo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fountain City
- Population835
- Median age47.4
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1813.2 percent
- Population 65 and over243
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households408
- Family households155 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families38.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fountain City
- Median household income$51,750
- Per capita income$42,436
- Civilian labor force492
- Employed489
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over612
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fountain City
- Housing units450
- Occupied units408
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied244
- Renter occupied164 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate59.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$805
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units275
- Share single family61.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more148 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more32.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute454
- Commuting under 15 minutes75 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more111 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.4 percent
- Drove alone76.8 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fountain City (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,070,000
- Average approval$535,000
- Median approval$535,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported42
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fountain City (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,665,000
- Average approval$533,000
- Median approval$525,000
- Largest approval$1,111,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fountain City
- NFIP communityCity of Fountain City
- NFIP community number555555
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10
The City of Fountain City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 555555 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buffalo County, not Fountain City
Buffalo County context, not Fountain City figures
- Establishments in Buffalo County312
- Covered employment, Buffalo County3,616
- Average annual pay, Buffalo County$46,517
- Housing units permitted, Buffalo County55
Every figure in this section is published for Buffalo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fountain City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fountain City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain City, Wisconsin?
835, in 408 households. Fountain City city covers 4.38 square miles of land, which is 191 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain City in?
Buffalo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fountain City?
$51,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,000. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fountain City businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $535,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain City. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fountain City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fountain City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fountain City, city of, community 555555, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fountain City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buffalo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fountain City.
Is zoning published for Fountain City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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