COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spooner vs Superior
PLACE A
Spooner, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Superior, Wisconsin
Spooner is 90% smaller than Superior. Superior earns more, with a median household income $19,479 higher. Superior has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
SPOONERSUPERIORDIFFERENCE
Total population2,53126,397−90% vs Superior
Population density627721−93
Population growth-7.6%-1.8%−5.8 pts
Median age52.339.1+13.2
Male49.9%48.6%+1.2 pts
Female50.1%51.4%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.4%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%88.2%−2.4 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%2.6%+4.8 pts
Asian1.8%1.1%+0.8 pts
Other5.0%7.2%−2.1 pts
Median household income$44,737$64,216−$19,479
Per capita income$30,963$37,690−$6,727
Poverty rate21.6%13.3%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.431+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%29.1%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree4.6%8.3%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%3.2%+6.8 pts
Labor force participation52.9%65.6%−12.7 pts
Median home value$165,500$180,400−$14,900
Median gross rent$763$900−$137
Owner-occupied56.8%60.6%−3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%6.4%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%41.1%+15.2 pts
Average commute18.016.1+1.9
Worked from home15.3%8.7%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured7.0%5.0%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025