COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butternut vs Wausau
PLACE A
Butternut, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Butternut is 8% smaller than Wausau. Butternut earns more, with a median household income $11,250 higher.
BUTTERNUTWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population364394−8% vs Wausau
Population density230342−112
Population growth-2.4%-3.1%+0.7 pts
Median age44.647.9−3.3
Male49.0%50.3%−1.3 pts
Female51.0%49.7%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%0.9%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%75.6%+15.8 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%6.9%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other7.1%8.8%−1.7 pts
Median household income$43,750$32,500+$11,250
Per capita income$36,339$32,386+$3,953
Poverty rate27.9%31.9%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.491+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%6.8%+6.7 pts
Graduate degree3.5%4.3%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%0.8%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation48.4%48.9%−0.4 pts
Median home value$74,300$68,400+$5,900
Median gross rent$626$869−$243
Owner-occupied58.3%64.8%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%8.0%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households13.7%35.1%−21.4 pts
Average commute20.431.1−10.6
Worked from home4.0%3.9%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%14.1%−11.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025