COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bayfield vs Cloquet
PLACE A
Bayfield, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Cloquet, Minnesota
Bayfield is 95% smaller than Cloquet. Bayfield earns more, with a median household income $9,615 higher. Bayfield has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 4%).
BAYFIELDCLOQUETDIFFERENCE
Total population58912,399−95% vs Cloquet
Population density679352+326
Population growth19.9%3.7%+16.3 pts
Median age63.537.4+26.1
Male50.3%46.2%+4.1 pts
Female49.7%53.8%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.6%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.2%84.3%−9.1 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%2.4%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other22.3%11.4%+10.9 pts
Median household income$70,982$61,367+$9,615
Per capita income$42,059$38,223+$3,836
Poverty rate8.5%15.9%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%25.8%+27.8 pts
Graduate degree24.3%8.0%+16.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%4.0%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation47.8%63.3%−15.5 pts
Median home value$320,100$212,700+$107,400
Median gross rent$1,142$1,024+$118
Owner-occupied67.5%65.9%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.3%5.9%+30.3 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%44.8%+15.0 pts
Average commute10.716.7−6.0
Worked from home24.0%8.6%+15.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.2%5.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025