COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montello vs Baraboo
PLACE A
Montello, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Montello is 89% smaller than Baraboo. Baraboo earns more, with a median household income $13,992 higher. Baraboo has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
MONTELLOBARABOODIFFERENCE
Total population1,44713,224−89% vs Baraboo
Population density7361,799−1,064
Population growth-3.1%4.2%−7.4 pts
Median age49.040.4+8.6
Male48.6%47.7%+0.9 pts
Female51.4%52.3%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.1%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%87.7%+7.5 pts
Black0.4%0.7%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%3.5%−1.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.6%+0.1 pts
Other1.7%7.6%−5.9 pts
Median household income$55,758$69,750−$13,992
Per capita income$28,080$39,597−$11,517
Poverty rate20.0%8.4%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%25.9%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree3.8%6.4%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%2.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation44.5%66.2%−21.7 pts
Median home value$157,800$222,100−$64,300
Median gross rent$638$940−$302
Owner-occupied62.0%62.8%−0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%5.5%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%44.1%−0.6 pts
Average commute22.721.6+1.1
Worked from home5.2%8.6%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured5.7%3.4%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025