COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elroy vs Baraboo
PLACE A
Elroy, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Elroy is 91% smaller than Baraboo. Baraboo earns more, with a median household income $11,365 higher. Baraboo has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
ELROYBARABOODIFFERENCE
Total population1,25513,224−91% vs Baraboo
Population density6251,799−1,174
Population growth-6.0%4.2%−10.2 pts
Median age36.440.4−4.0
Male52.8%47.7%+5.2 pts
Female47.2%52.3%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.7%2.1%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%87.7%+1.4 pts
Black0.9%0.7%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%3.5%−2.7 pts
Asian0.5%0.6%−0.1 pts
Other8.7%7.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$58,385$69,750−$11,365
Per capita income$30,956$39,597−$8,641
Poverty rate10.1%8.4%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.395Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%25.9%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree5.2%6.4%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%2.9%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation63.2%66.2%−3.1 pts
Median home value$136,600$222,100−$85,500
Median gross rent$850$940−$90
Owner-occupied76.1%62.8%+13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%5.5%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%44.1%−7.7 pts
Average commute19.621.6−2.0
Worked from home5.5%8.6%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured7.1%3.4%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025