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Wisconsin·Marathon County
12 tracts·31K people·$168K median·1,588/mi²
White 78 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 5 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 37 · Living alone 37 · Other 27
Professional 28 · Health 25 · Manufacturing 18 · Retail 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 20 · Service 20 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 14 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wausau is $167,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Wausau has 39,996 residents across 9 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 77.6% White, 10.4% Asian, 5.4% Multiracial, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.5% Black; the average household has 2.2 people; 30.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.6% (Census ACS).
Stettin Elementary (68%), Thomas Jefferson Elementary (59%) and Grant Elementary (55%) lead the elementary schools; Horace Mann Middle (54%) and John Muir Middle (54%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,010/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wausau is $64,389 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wausau, median rent is $1,010/month and the median home value is $167,900 (Census ACS).
Wausau reported 4.1 violent crimes and 11.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 34 inches; snowfall averages 63 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wausau are cold wave (98), lightning (95) and hail (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wausau, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).