COMPARING TWO PLACES
Packwaukee vs Baraboo
PLACE A
Packwaukee, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Packwaukee is 98% smaller than Baraboo. Baraboo earns more, with a median household income $19,750 higher. Baraboo has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -8%).
PACKWAUKEEBARABOODIFFERENCE
Total population24413,224−98% vs Baraboo
Population density5081,799−1,291
Population growth-7.6%4.2%−11.9 pts
Median age56.140.4+15.7
Male61.1%47.7%+13.4 pts
Female38.9%52.3%−13.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%87.7%+0.4 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%3.5%+8.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Median household income$50,000$69,750−$19,750
Per capita income$25,806$39,597−$13,791
Poverty rate33.6%8.4%+25.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2900.395−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher1.1%25.9%−24.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%2.9%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation38.5%66.2%−27.8 pts
Median home value$119,300$222,100−$102,800
Median gross rent$710$940−$230
Owner-occupied90.7%62.8%+27.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%5.5%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%44.1%+55.9 pts
Average commute22.821.6+1.2
Worked from home32.1%8.6%+23.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%3.4%+1.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024