CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wausau

Wisconsin · 37,060 residents · 19.2 sq mi

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With 37,060 people, Wausau is a city in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $50,900. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Households take in $25,505 at the median, 15% less than the US figure. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,060

−4%vs 2000

vs 38,426 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,806)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,835)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(2,388)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(2,264)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(2,578)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(6,193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(5,298)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(3,016)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(3,243)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(3,331)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(2,315)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(793)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,505

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,831 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,169

−35%vs 2000

vs $20,227 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$360

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

37.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(32,802)

Black0.5%(205)

Hispanic / Latino1%(398)

Asian11.4%(4,373)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(34,623)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(204)

Asian6%(2,210)

Other0.6%(208)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(1,348)

Central American1.1%(454)

Nicaraguan1%(394)

Puerto Rican0.3%(139)

Spaniard0.2%(84)

Dominican0.1%(56)

Panamanian0.1%(36)

Salvadoran0.1%(24)

South American0%(13)

Colombian0%(13)

Cuban0%(8)

Asian origin

Hmong8.4%(3,370)

Kazakh0.9%(345)

Filipino0.5%(206)

Chinese0.3%(115)

Vietnamese0.1%(44)

Asian Indian0.1%(24)

Laotian0%(13)

Cambodian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

German39.7%(15,881)

Polish10%(3,991)

Irish7.6%(3,059)

English6.5%(2,596)

Norwegian4.5%(1,795)

French2.8%(1,103)

Swedish2.7%(1,070)

American2.5%(997)

Italian2.5%(983)

Dutch2%(812)

Scottish1.2%(495)

Czech1.2%(470)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(310)

French Canadian0.7%(272)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(258)

Austrian0.5%(192)

Danish0.5%(189)

Swiss0.5%(182)

Subsaharan African0.4%(175)

Finnish0.3%(136)

Greek0.3%(122)

Slovak0.3%(103)

Welsh0.2%(76)

Belgian0.2%(65)

Arab0.1%(56)

Croatian0.1%(55)

Syrian0.1%(51)

Romanian0.1%(50)

Canadian0.1%(45)

Slovene0.1%(44)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Lithuanian0.1%(36)

British0.1%(35)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Brazilian0%(15)

Bulgarian0%(4)

Latvian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Hmong population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 9.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43%(6,846)

Married44.1%(7,029)

Widowed2.7%(429)

Divorced10.2%(1,626)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(5,449)

Married42.6%(7,140)

Widowed10%(1,669)

Divorced14.9%(2,499)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.4%(603)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(248)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(524)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,805 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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