COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marengo vs Hermantown
PLACE A
Marengo, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Hermantown, Minnesota
Marengo is 99% smaller than Hermantown. Hermantown earns more, with a median household income $33,557 higher. Marengo has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 9%).
MARENGOHERMANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population14910,110−99% vs Hermantown
Population density142294−152
Population growth33.3%8.6%+24.8 pts
Median age22.938.7−15.8
Male38.9%53.4%−14.5 pts
Female61.1%46.6%+14.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%88.2%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other7.4%6.1%+1.3 pts
Median household income$57,292$90,849−$33,557
Per capita income$28,454$55,803−$27,349
Poverty rate8.9%5.4%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.507−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%39.9%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%16.9%−16.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation71.8%62.9%+8.9 pts
Median home value$159,400$382,300−$222,900
Median gross rent$754$1,463−$709
Owner-occupied49.0%73.1%−24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%2.8%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%62.6%−35.7 pts
Average commute24.817.7+7.1
Worked from home2.5%11.0%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.0%4.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024