COMPARING TWO PLACES
Copper City vs Rhinelander
PLACE A
Copper City, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Copper City is 98% smaller than Rhinelander. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Rhinelander has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
COPPER CITYRHINELANDERDIFFERENCE
Total population2018,242−98% vs Rhinelander
Population density2,393979+1,414
Population growth-1.6%6.2%−7.8 pts
Median age47.538.2+9.3
Male61.7%49.1%+12.6 pts
Female38.3%50.9%−12.6 pts
Foreign-born0.4%1.0%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%92.7%+4.1 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other2.8%4.3%−1.5 pts
Median household income$51,250$51,421−$171
Per capita income$22,310$29,065−$6,755
Poverty rate15.4%12.8%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3070.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%22.4%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree1.2%9.3%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate30.2%1.0%+29.2 pts
Labor force participation62.4%57.2%+5.2 pts
Median home value$103,400$125,700−$22,300
Median gross rent$817$804+$13
Owner-occupied90.1%65.5%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.1%17.9%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%34.7%−1.4 pts
Average commute12.915.9−2.9
Worked from home24.3%7.7%+16.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025