COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eagle River vs Wausau
PLACE A
Eagle River, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Eagle River is 335% larger than Wausau. Eagle River earns more, with a median household income $22,679 higher. Eagle River has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -3%).
EAGLE RIVERWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population1,715394+335% vs Wausau
Population density527342+184
Population growth16.5%-3.1%+19.6 pts
Median age47.347.9−0.6
Male55.2%50.3%+4.9 pts
Female44.8%49.7%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born3.6%0.9%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.2%75.6%+3.6 pts
Black1.5%7.5%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%6.9%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other12.8%8.8%+4.0 pts
Median household income$55,179$32,500+$22,679
Per capita income$35,017$32,386+$2,631
Poverty rate14.4%31.9%−17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%6.8%+16.6 pts
Graduate degree5.1%4.3%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%0.8%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation53.4%48.9%+4.5 pts
Median home value$213,900$68,400+$145,500
Median gross rent$928$869+$59
Owner-occupied48.6%64.8%−16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%8.0%+13.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%35.1%−9.3 pts
Average commute18.231.1−12.9
Worked from home9.8%3.9%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured2.1%14.1%−12.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025