COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park Falls vs Wausau
PLACE A
Park Falls, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Park Falls is 499% larger than Wausau. Park Falls earns more, with a median household income $22,143 higher.
PARK FALLSWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population2,359394+499% vs Wausau
Population density626342+284
Population growth-2.1%-3.1%+1.0 pts
Median age47.047.9−0.9
Male47.6%50.3%−2.7 pts
Female52.4%49.7%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.9%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%75.6%+15.7 pts
Black0.2%7.5%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%6.9%−3.3 pts
Asian0.3%1.3%−0.9 pts
Other4.6%8.8%−4.1 pts
Median household income$54,643$32,500+$22,143
Per capita income$31,806$32,386−$580
Poverty rate21.9%31.9%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%6.8%+8.1 pts
Graduate degree4.0%4.3%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%0.8%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation51.0%48.9%+2.2 pts
Median home value$84,800$68,400+$16,400
Median gross rent$832$869−$37
Owner-occupied66.7%64.8%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%8.0%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%35.1%−0.4 pts
Average commute22.431.1−8.7
Worked from home9.3%3.9%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.7%14.1%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025