COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rib Lake vs Rhinelander
PLACE A
Rib Lake, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Rib Lake is 89% smaller than Rhinelander. Rib Lake earns more, with a median household income $6,211 higher.
RIB LAKERHINELANDERDIFFERENCE
Total population9128,242−89% vs Rhinelander
Population density523979−456
Population growth2.7%6.2%−3.5 pts
Median age42.038.2+3.8
Male46.8%49.1%−2.2 pts
Female53.2%50.9%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born4.6%1.0%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.7%92.7%−8.0 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%1.9%+4.5 pts
Asian2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Other6.5%4.3%+2.2 pts
Median household income$57,632$51,421+$6,211
Per capita income$27,102$29,065−$1,963
Poverty rate16.4%12.8%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%22.4%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree8.1%9.3%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation53.8%57.2%−3.4 pts
Median home value$99,400$125,700−$26,300
Median gross rent$732$804−$72
Owner-occupied65.1%65.5%−0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%17.9%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%34.7%−7.7 pts
Average commute19.615.9+3.7
Worked from home7.4%7.7%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.6%4.9%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025