COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakeman vs Norwalk
PLACE A
Wakeman, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Norwalk, Wisconsin
Wakeman is 69% larger than Norwalk. Wakeman earns more, with a median household income $6,250 higher.
WAKEMANNORWALKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,019604+69% vs Norwalk
Population density1,235586+649
Population growth-5.4%-4.2%−1.2 pts
Median age32.630.2+2.4
Male45.0%58.9%−14.0 pts
Female55.0%41.1%+14.0 pts
Foreign-born1.7%32.8%−31.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.6%40.3%+49.3 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%58.2%−52.4 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other3.8%0.3%+3.5 pts
Median household income$72,396$66,146+$6,250
Per capita income$32,492$25,642+$6,850
Poverty rate7.9%8.6%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.298+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%9.5%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.9%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation61.3%72.9%−11.6 pts
Median home value$196,300$96,700+$99,600
Median gross rent$816$787+$29
Owner-occupied77.3%76.2%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%9.1%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%14.5%+28.2 pts
Average commute28.326.9+1.4
Worked from home5.0%10.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%34.7%−32.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025