COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butternut vs Rice Lake
PLACE A
Butternut, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Butternut is 96% smaller than Rice Lake. Rice Lake earns more, with a median household income $8,667 higher. Rice Lake has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
BUTTERNUTRICE LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3648,882−96% vs Rice Lake
Population density2301,003−773
Population growth-2.4%7.1%−9.5 pts
Median age44.636.0+8.6
Male49.0%51.1%−2.1 pts
Female51.0%48.9%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.2%2.4%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%87.3%+4.1 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%5.0%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other7.1%4.6%+2.5 pts
Median household income$43,750$52,417−$8,667
Per capita income$36,339$34,870+$1,469
Poverty rate27.9%12.9%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.476+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%25.8%−12.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%9.6%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%3.2%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation48.4%65.1%−16.6 pts
Median home value$74,300$193,800−$119,500
Median gross rent$626$856−$230
Owner-occupied58.3%55.2%+3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%3.8%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households13.7%47.1%−33.5 pts
Average commute20.413.2+7.3
Worked from home4.0%5.9%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.8%8.5%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025