COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baraboo vs DeForest
PLACE A
Baraboo, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
DeForest, Wisconsin
Baraboo and DeForest are close in size. DeForest earns more, with a median household income $36,669 higher. DeForest has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 4%).
BARABOODEFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population13,22413,094+1% vs DeForest
Population density1,7991,508+292
Population growth4.2%21.0%−16.8 pts
Median age40.440.7−0.3
Male47.7%48.0%−0.4 pts
Female52.3%52.0%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%81.3%+6.4 pts
Black0.7%2.3%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%7.9%−4.5 pts
Asian0.6%2.0%−1.4 pts
Other7.6%6.5%+1.1 pts
Median household income$69,750$106,419−$36,669
Per capita income$39,597$53,093−$13,496
Poverty rate8.4%5.7%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.413−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%41.7%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree6.4%14.5%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation66.2%71.2%−5.0 pts
Median home value$222,100$359,600−$137,500
Median gross rent$940$1,442−$502
Owner-occupied62.8%77.9%−15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%4.6%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%27.8%+16.3 pts
Average commute21.626.2−4.5
Worked from home8.6%20.0%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured3.4%3.8%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025