COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downing vs Menomonie
PLACE A
Downing, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Downing is 99% smaller than Menomonie. Downing earns more, with a median household income $4,986 higher. Menomonie has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -12%).
DOWNINGMENOMONIEDIFFERENCE
Total population22516,664−99% vs Menomonie
Population density761,216−1,139
Population growth-11.7%3.6%−15.3 pts
Median age40.726.1+14.6
Male48.7%47.4%+1.3 pts
Female51.3%52.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%89.9%−10.2 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%3.4%+7.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other9.2%2.8%+6.5 pts
Median household income$61,875$56,889+$4,986
Per capita income$28,357$32,639−$4,282
Poverty rate6.3%17.7%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.452−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%38.7%−25.6 pts
Graduate degree3.8%14.5%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.8%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation65.6%66.1%−0.5 pts
Median home value$168,300$220,800−$52,500
Median gross rent$775$970−$195
Owner-occupied81.8%40.4%+41.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%7.2%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%39.2%−22.6 pts
Average commute28.417.1+11.4
Worked from home5.2%8.1%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.4%5.8%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025