COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portage vs Baraboo
PLACE A
Portage, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Portage is 82% smaller than Baraboo. Baraboo earns more, with a median household income $24,194 higher. Baraboo has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
PORTAGEBARABOODIFFERENCE
Total population2,34413,224−82% vs Baraboo
Population density3,5461,799+1,747
Population growth-6.8%4.2%−11.0 pts
Median age44.340.4+3.9
Male52.8%47.7%+5.2 pts
Female47.2%52.3%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%87.7%+9.5 pts
Black0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other2.7%7.6%−4.9 pts
Median household income$45,556$69,750−$24,194
Per capita income$26,358$39,597−$13,239
Poverty rate23.2%8.4%+14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.395+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%25.9%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%6.4%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%2.9%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation53.0%66.2%−13.2 pts
Median home value$94,800$222,100−$127,300
Median gross rent$751$940−$189
Owner-occupied76.6%62.8%+13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%5.5%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%44.1%+2.0 pts
Average commute24.221.6+2.5
Worked from home8.9%8.6%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%3.4%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025