COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Falls vs Shawano
PLACE A
Big Falls, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Shawano, Wisconsin
Big Falls is 99% smaller than Shawano. Shawano earns more, with a median household income $26,490 higher.
BIG FALLSSHAWANODIFFERENCE
Total population619,693−99% vs Shawano
Population density1291,448−1,319
Population growth-1.6%-0.7%−1.0 pts
Median age53.940.2+13.7
Male48.5%49.7%−1.2 pts
Female51.5%50.3%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%78.6%+21.4 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%16.0%−16.0 pts
Median household income$31,000$57,490−$26,490
Per capita income$56,765$31,355+$25,410
Poverty rate3.7%14.9%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.423−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%20.4%+18.9 pts
Graduate degree38.5%7.5%+31.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%0.9%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation82.3%58.0%+24.3 pts
Median home value$76,000$160,800−$84,800
Median gross rent$933$819+$114
Owner-occupied87.9%56.5%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%8.1%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.4%−44.4 pts
Average commute27.215.5+11.7
Worked from home3.0%6.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%5.9%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025