COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butternut vs Rhinelander
PLACE A
Butternut, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Butternut is 96% smaller than Rhinelander. Rhinelander earns more, with a median household income $7,671 higher. Rhinelander has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
BUTTERNUTRHINELANDERDIFFERENCE
Total population3648,242−96% vs Rhinelander
Population density230979−749
Population growth-2.4%6.2%−8.6 pts
Median age44.638.2+6.4
Male49.0%49.1%−0.0 pts
Female51.0%50.9%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%92.7%−1.3 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%1.9%−0.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.1%4.3%+2.8 pts
Median household income$43,750$51,421−$7,671
Per capita income$36,339$29,065+$7,274
Poverty rate27.9%12.8%+15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%22.4%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree3.5%9.3%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%1.0%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation48.4%57.2%−8.7 pts
Median home value$74,300$125,700−$51,400
Median gross rent$626$804−$178
Owner-occupied58.3%65.5%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%17.9%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households13.7%34.7%−21.0 pts
Average commute20.415.9+4.6
Worked from home4.0%7.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%4.9%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025