COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baraboo vs Portage
PLACE A
Baraboo, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Baraboo is 464% larger than Portage. Baraboo earns more, with a median household income $24,194 higher. Baraboo has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
BARABOOPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population13,2242,344+464% vs Portage
Population density1,7993,546−1,747
Population growth4.2%-6.8%+11.0 pts
Median age40.444.3−3.9
Male47.7%52.8%−5.2 pts
Female52.3%47.2%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%97.2%−9.5 pts
Black0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other7.6%2.7%+4.9 pts
Median household income$69,750$45,556+$24,194
Per capita income$39,597$26,358+$13,239
Poverty rate8.4%23.2%−14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%20.4%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree6.4%3.8%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.0%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation66.2%53.0%+13.2 pts
Median home value$222,100$94,800+$127,300
Median gross rent$940$751+$189
Owner-occupied62.8%76.6%−13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%16.7%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%46.0%−2.0 pts
Average commute21.624.2−2.5
Worked from home8.6%8.9%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.4%3.6%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025