COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Rhinelander
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Wakefield is 90% smaller than Rhinelander. Wakefield earns more, with a median household income $17,173 higher. Rhinelander has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDRHINELANDERDIFFERENCE
Total population8358,242−90% vs Rhinelander
Population density1,680979+701
Population growth-12.4%6.2%−18.7 pts
Median age44.638.2+6.4
Male50.6%49.1%+1.6 pts
Female49.4%50.9%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born1.4%1.0%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%92.7%−21.4 pts
Black1.8%1.1%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%1.9%+10.0 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other13.9%4.3%+9.6 pts
Median household income$68,594$51,421+$17,173
Per capita income$37,706$29,065+$8,641
Poverty rate12.1%12.8%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%22.4%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree5.5%9.3%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%1.0%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation65.4%57.2%+8.2 pts
Median home value$172,700$125,700+$47,000
Median gross rent$819$804+$15
Owner-occupied79.1%65.5%+13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%17.9%−13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%34.7%−22.6 pts
Average commute31.515.9+15.6
Worked from home10.3%7.7%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.0%4.9%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025