COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baraboo vs Waunakee
PLACE A
Baraboo, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Baraboo is 19% smaller than Waunakee. Waunakee earns more, with a median household income $55,470 higher. Waunakee has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 4%).
BARABOOWAUNAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population13,22416,411−19% vs Waunakee
Population density1,7992,237−437
Population growth4.2%23.0%−18.8 pts
Median age40.439.6+0.8
Male47.7%49.8%−2.1 pts
Female52.3%50.2%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born2.1%5.5%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%85.9%+1.8 pts
Black0.7%1.4%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%7.3%−3.8 pts
Asian0.6%1.6%−1.0 pts
Other7.6%3.9%+3.8 pts
Median household income$69,750$125,220−$55,470
Per capita income$39,597$64,261−$24,664
Poverty rate8.4%2.8%+5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.406−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%63.8%−37.9 pts
Graduate degree6.4%22.8%−16.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%1.4%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation66.2%70.8%−4.6 pts
Median home value$222,100$515,900−$293,800
Median gross rent$940$1,324−$384
Owner-occupied62.8%77.4%−14.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%4.1%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%35.7%+8.3 pts
Average commute21.622.0−0.4
Worked from home8.6%24.2%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured3.4%1.2%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025