Wisconsin · Census place 04625
Baraboo city, WI
Quick answer
Baraboo city has 12,506 residents, ranking #76 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $73,515, the median home is worth $201,800 and median gross rent runs $926 a month.
- Population
- 12,506Baraboo city residents
- Median household income
- $73,515Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $201,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $926Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Baraboo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Baraboo city median would spend about 15.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 66.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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