COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boulder Junction vs Wausau
PLACE A
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Boulder Junction is 51% smaller than Wausau. Boulder Junction earns more, with a median household income $10,563 higher.
BOULDER JUNCTIONWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population193394−51% vs Wausau
Population density144342−198
Population growth-2.2%-3.1%+0.9 pts
Median age49.747.9+1.8
Male41.5%50.3%−8.9 pts
Female58.5%49.7%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born11.4%0.9%+10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%75.6%+13.0 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian11.4%1.3%+10.1 pts
Other0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Median household income$43,063$32,500+$10,563
Per capita income$33,645$32,386+$1,259
Poverty rate22.3%31.9%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%6.8%+11.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation59.8%48.9%+10.9 pts
Median home value$275,000$68,400+$206,600
Median gross rent$805$869−$64
Owner-occupied34.6%64.8%−30.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%8.0%+10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%35.1%+18.8 pts
Average commute12.431.1−18.6
Worked from home0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%14.1%−11.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024