COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spooner vs North Branch
PLACE A
Spooner, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
North Branch, Michigan
Spooner is 128% larger than North Branch. North Branch earns more, with a median household income $11,994 higher. North Branch has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
SPOONERNORTH BRANCHDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5311,111+128% vs North Branch
Population density627770−143
Population growth-7.6%6.1%−13.7 pts
Median age52.334.5+17.8
Male49.9%46.1%+3.7 pts
Female50.1%53.9%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%0.3%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%92.9%−7.1 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%6.2%+1.2 pts
Asian1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Other5.0%0.5%+4.5 pts
Median household income$44,737$56,731−$11,994
Per capita income$30,963$34,211−$3,248
Poverty rate21.6%15.3%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.473+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%11.0%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree4.6%2.2%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%7.5%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation52.9%67.6%−14.8 pts
Median home value$165,500$152,000+$13,500
Median gross rent$763$735+$28
Owner-occupied56.8%71.6%−14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%5.0%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%36.9%+19.4 pts
Average commute18.033.0−15.1
Worked from home15.3%6.0%+9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.0%3.6%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025