Wausau, WI Demographic Data
Wausau, WI Summary
Wausau is located in Marathon County in Wisconsin
- Population: 39,122
- Area: 20.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,952.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,272.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wausau, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,105
51%
50.8
Male
19,033
49%
49.2
Total Population
39,138
323,128,000
Wausau, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,589
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,575
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,301
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,392
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,509
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,525
14.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,354
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,809
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,643
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,494
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,178
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,206
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,563
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,125
77.0%
77.2
Female
15,666
52.0%
51.3
Male
14,459
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
28,869
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,475
21.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,947
17.8%
15.2
Female
3,969
57.1%
55.8
Male
2,978
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Wausau, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,762
96.5%
96.8
White
31,813
81.3%
72.6
Black or African American
593
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
185
0.5%
0.8
Asian
5,038
12.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
86
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
25
0.1%
0.2
Korean
28
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4,862
12.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
14
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
119
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,376
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,252
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
860
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
209
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
166
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,886
96.8%
82.2
Wausau, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,330
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,555
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,694
32.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,993
18.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,368
12.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,429
16.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,403
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,885
10.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,887
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,832
25.5%
31.2
Wausau, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,043
31.7%
33.7%
Now Married
14,002
44.2%
47.5
Divorced
4,834
15.3%
11.0%
Separated
368
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,426
7.7
5.8%
Wausau, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
31,107
85.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,442
14.9%
21.6%
Spanish
662
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
543
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,207
11.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
30
0.1%
1.1%
Wausau, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,250
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,226
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,514
15.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,198
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,737
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,033
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,655
9.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,356
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
417
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
360
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
41,349
57,617
Per capita income
24,800
31,128
Wausau, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,773
9.6%
9.8
Construction
481
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,810
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,532
8.3%
6.6
Information
326
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,294
17.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
628
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,366
7.4%
11.4
Public administration
426
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,700
14.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
624
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
519
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
889
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,768
31.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,681
19.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,632
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,544
19.1%
18.1%
Wausau, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,079
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,738
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,699
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
219
1.2%
5.1
Walked
572
3.2%
2.7
Other means
328
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
523
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.2
26.6
Wausau, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,592
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,777
40.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,485
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,892
11.3%
21.0
Wausau, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,746
90.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,886
59.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,860
41.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,803
9.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Wausau, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,549
1 room
583
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
659
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
1,567
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
3,231
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
3,039
16.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,637
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,197
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,838
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,798
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wausau, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,549
1-unit, detached
11,556
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
528
2.8%
5.9
2-units
2,016
10.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
589
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,280
6.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,008
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,410
7.6%
9.0
Mobile home
162
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wausau, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,603
24.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,922
10.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,092
16.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,745
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,213
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,372
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,363
7.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,943
10.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
296
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wausau, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,320
73.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
160
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,414
20.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
339
2.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
16
0.1%
0.1
Wood
112
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
12
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
230
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
143
0.9%
1.1
Wausau, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,958
47295100.0
Less than $500
35
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
89
1.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
162
2.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
275
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
846
14.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,847
31.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,704
45.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,509
42.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,032
17.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
626
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
687
11.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,056
17.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
48
0.0%
0.0%
Wausau, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,693
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
35
0.5%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
54
0.8%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
656
9.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,383
20.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,549
68.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
167
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
654
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,066
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
950
14.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
746
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
776
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
626
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,485
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
211
0.0%
0.0%
Wausau, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,886
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
338
3.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,772
38.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,033
30.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,249
12.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
847
8.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
484
4.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
139
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,700
205,000
