COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baraboo vs Faribault
PLACE A
Baraboo, WI
VS
PLACE B
Faribault-Northfield, MN
Baraboo and Faribault are close in size. Faribault earns more, with a median household income $3,640 higher.
BARABOOFARIBAULTDIFFERENCE
Total population66,65269,939−5% vs Faribault
Population density80141−61
Population growth6.1%4.6%+1.5 pts
Median age41.637.1+4.5
Male50.2%51.7%−1.4 pts
Female49.8%48.3%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.9%8.7%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%77.2%+9.1 pts
Black0.8%6.7%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%10.5%−3.7 pts
Asian0.4%2.3%−1.8 pts
Other5.7%3.4%+2.3 pts
Median household income$79,541$83,181−$3,640
Per capita income$41,246$38,682+$2,564
Poverty rate8.1%10.2%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%30.2%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree8.2%11.8%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%4.6%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation66.8%64.3%+2.4 pts
Median home value$258,600$320,200−$61,600
Median gross rent$1,018$1,083−$65
Owner-occupied72.4%76.3%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%7.1%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%41.4%−4.0 pts
Average commute23.021.8+1.2
Worked from home9.6%12.0%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025