COMPARING TWO PLACES
Curtiss vs Wausau
PLACE A
Curtiss, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Curtiss is 21% smaller than Wausau. Curtiss earns more, with a median household income $36,023 higher. Curtiss has grown faster since 2000 (35% vs -3%).
CURTISSWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population313394−21% vs Wausau
Population density456342+114
Population growth35.2%-3.1%+38.3 pts
Median age22.747.9−25.2
Male55.0%50.3%+4.7 pts
Female45.0%49.7%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born45.5%0.9%+44.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.6%75.6%−57.1 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino81.4%6.9%+74.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Median household income$68,523$32,500+$36,023
Per capita income$24,149$32,386−$8,237
Poverty rate21.7%31.9%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%6.8%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%4.3%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%0.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation73.5%48.9%+24.6 pts
Median home value$90,800$68,400+$22,400
Median gross rent$783$869−$86
Owner-occupied61.0%64.8%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%8.0%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households6.3%35.1%−28.8 pts
Average commute14.431.1−16.7
Worked from home2.0%3.9%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured34.8%14.1%+20.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025