COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spooner vs Rice Lake
PLACE A
Spooner, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Spooner is 72% smaller than Rice Lake. Rice Lake earns more, with a median household income $7,680 higher. Rice Lake has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -8%).
SPOONERRICE LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5318,882−72% vs Rice Lake
Population density6271,003−376
Population growth-7.6%7.1%−14.8 pts
Median age52.336.0+16.3
Male49.9%51.1%−1.3 pts
Female50.1%48.9%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.4%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%87.3%−1.6 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%5.0%+2.3 pts
Asian1.8%0.5%+1.4 pts
Other5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Median household income$44,737$52,417−$7,680
Per capita income$30,963$34,870−$3,907
Poverty rate21.6%12.9%+8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.476Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%25.8%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree4.6%9.6%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%3.2%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation52.9%65.1%−12.2 pts
Median home value$165,500$193,800−$28,300
Median gross rent$763$856−$93
Owner-occupied56.8%55.2%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%3.8%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%47.1%+9.1 pts
Average commute18.013.2+4.8
Worked from home15.3%5.9%+9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.0%8.5%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025