COMPARING TWO PLACES
Three Lakes vs Wausau
PLACE A
Three Lakes, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Wausau, Florida
Three Lakes is 56% smaller than Wausau. Three Lakes earns more, with a median household income $71,042 higher.
THREE LAKESWAUSAUDIFFERENCE
Total population172394−56% vs Wausau
Population density29342−314
Population growth–-3.1%–
Median age62.347.9+14.4
Male55.2%50.3%+4.9 pts
Female44.8%49.7%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.9%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%75.6%+21.5 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other2.9%8.8%−5.8 pts
Median household income$103,542$32,500+$71,042
Per capita income$50,259$32,386+$17,873
Poverty rate5.8%31.9%−26.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%6.8%+36.2 pts
Graduate degree19.0%4.3%+14.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.8%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation37.8%48.9%−11.1 pts
Median home value$285,700$68,400+$217,300
Median gross rent–$869–
Owner-occupied94.3%64.8%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate64.6%8.0%+56.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%35.1%−35.1 pts
Average commute44.431.1+13.3
Worked from home16.7%3.9%+12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%14.1%−9.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024