COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amberg vs Escanaba
PLACE A
Amberg, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Escanaba, Michigan
Amberg is 98% smaller than Escanaba. Escanaba earns more, with a median household income $4,706 higher. Escanaba has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -18%).
AMBERGESCANABADIFFERENCE
Total population18512,257−98% vs Escanaba
Population density115962−847
Population growth-18.3%-1.3%−17.0 pts
Median age70.344.4+25.9
Male55.7%47.7%+8.0 pts
Female44.3%52.3%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%86.5%+2.2 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.4%2.4%+9.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Median household income$40,663$45,369−$4,706
Per capita income$24,322$32,014−$7,692
Poverty rate19.5%17.7%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3270.503−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%19.8%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation13.2%51.7%−38.5 pts
Median home value$130,900$125,200+$5,700
Median gross rent$519$657−$138
Owner-occupied94.7%63.9%+30.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%11.6%+14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%30.5%+2.8 pts
Average commute17.411.0+6.4
Worked from home0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024