COMPARING TWO PLACES
Faribault vs Baraboo
PLACE A
Faribault-Northfield, MN
VS
PLACE B
Baraboo, WI
Faribault and Baraboo are close in size. Faribault earns more, with a median household income $3,640 higher.
FARIBAULTBARABOODIFFERENCE
Total population69,93966,652+5% vs Baraboo
Population density14180+61
Population growth4.6%6.1%−1.5 pts
Median age37.141.6−4.5
Male51.7%50.2%+1.4 pts
Female48.3%49.8%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.2%86.3%−9.1 pts
Black6.7%0.8%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%6.8%+3.7 pts
Asian2.3%0.4%+1.8 pts
Other3.4%5.7%−2.3 pts
Median household income$83,181$79,541+$3,640
Per capita income$38,682$41,246−$2,564
Poverty rate10.2%8.1%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.410+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%27.3%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree11.8%8.2%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%2.3%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%66.8%−2.4 pts
Median home value$320,200$258,600+$61,600
Median gross rent$1,083$1,018+$65
Owner-occupied76.3%72.4%+3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%11.1%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%37.4%+4.0 pts
Average commute21.823.0−1.2
Worked from home12.0%9.6%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.5%6.0%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025