COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boaz vs Platteville
PLACE A
Boaz, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Platteville, Wisconsin
Boaz is 99% smaller than Platteville. Boaz earns more, with a median household income $20,355 higher. Platteville has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -17%).
BOAZPLATTEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population12211,815−99% vs Platteville
Population density3391,911−1,572
Population growth-17.3%5.5%−22.8 pts
Median age61.523.4+38.1
Male54.3%55.0%−0.7 pts
Female45.7%45.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%88.3%+1.4 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other10.3%2.3%+8.0 pts
Median household income$63,438$43,083+$20,355
Per capita income$32,973$26,379+$6,594
Poverty rate10.3%23.9%−13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2670.479−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%43.7%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation52.0%63.6%−11.7 pts
Median home value$113,800$200,100−$86,300
Median gross rent$925$863+$62
Owner-occupied83.6%39.5%+44.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%56.2%−36.2 pts
Average commute23.917.0+7.0
Worked from home1.9%7.2%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured7.8%5.9%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025