2024 population: 167,552 ( 1,074 from 2020)
Land area: 2423.9 square miles
Population density: 69.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	146,783	87.60%	0.9%
Black:	1,565	0.93%	13.3%
Indian:	816	0.49%	10.6%
Asian:	9,381	5.60%	6.5%
2+ races:	2,774	1.66%	12.4%
Hispanic:	6,233	3.72%	25.4%

Total non-White:	20,769	12.40%	13.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,208	10.8
Deaths:	7,897	11.9
Net Migration:	543	0.8
Net Immigration:	1,234	1.9

Change in White population:	-1,330	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,404	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
166,478
148,113	88.97%
1,381	0.83%
738	0.44%
8,808	5.29%
2,468	1.48%
4,970	2.99%
18,365	11.03%

2010
134,063
121,007	90.26%
820	0.61%
566	0.42%
7,132	5.32%
1,481	1.10%
2,992	2.23%
13,056	9.74%

2000
125,834
117,517	93.39%
337	0.27%
412	0.33%
5,721	4.55%
822	0.65%
979	0.78%
8,317	6.61%

1990
115,400
112,108	97.15%
75	0.06%
359	0.31%
2,442	2.12%
n/a
416	0.36%
3,292	2.85%

1980
111,270
110,120	98.97%
65	0.06%
482	0.43%
262	0.24%
n/a
271	0.24%
1,150	1.03%

1970
97,457
97,055	99.59%
19	0.02%
121	0.12%
42	0.04%
n/a
192	0.20%
402	0.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,162	12.8
13,739	10.2
-3,468	-2.6
612	0.5

27,106	20.2
5,309	4.0

Number	Rate
2000's
14,783	11.7
9,077	7.2
39	0.0
847	0.7

3,490	2.8
4,739	3.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,294	14.1
8,982	7.8
880	0.8
648	0.6

5,409	4.7
5,025	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
17,349	15.6
8,439	7.6
-4,423	-4.0
n/a

1,988	1.8
2,142	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,882	4.0
n/a

13,065	13.4
748	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.4
36,156	10.8%
131,396	78.4%
31,745	9.5%

68,710
2.39

44,420	64.6%
36,096	81.3%
3,142	7.1%
24,290	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
32,869	24.5%
101,194	75.5%
18,988	14.2%

53,176
2.49

36,326	68.3%
29,251	80.5%
2,831	7.8%
16,850	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
33,647	26.7%
92,187	73.3%
16,337	13.0%

47,737
2.60

34,084	71.4%
28,907	84.8%
2,200	6.5%
13,653	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
32,380	28.1%
83,020	71.9%
14,596	12.6%

41,534
2.75

31,092	74.9%
26,945	86.7%
1,731	5.6%
10,442	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
34,523	31.0%
76,747	69.0%
12,050	10.8%

37,865
2.91

29,429	77.7%
26,033	88.5%
1,550	5.3%
8,436	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,240	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,311	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,167	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,420	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,345	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,517	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,645	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,590	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,811	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,429	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,040	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,976	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,149	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,993	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,128	7.5%
$200,000 or more	3,949	5.7%

Median Household Income	71,658
Per Capita Income	38,293

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,409	5.0%
Public Assistance	1,281	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,725	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	78,800	78.6%
Unemployed	2,670	2.7%
In Armed Forces	47	0.0%

Total Labor Force	81,517	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	18,721	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,278	26,009	56.9%
Non-Profit	2,127	5,592	27.6%
Self-Employed	5,353	2,733	66.2%

Local Government	2,190	4,010	35.3%
State Government	806	1,137	41.5%
Federal Government	323	500	39.2%

Total Private + Self	39,631	28,742	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,446	11,239	32.6%
Total	45,077	39,981	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,066	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,784	19.7%
Professional, Technical	17,339	20.3%
Service Occupations	12,552	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,069	1.3%
All others	25,526	29.9%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	17,701	20.8%
Health care and social assistance	14,579	17.1%
Retail trade	9,654	11.3%
Finance and insurance	6,177	7.2%
Educational services	6,127	7.2%
Construction	4,771	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,061	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,530	4.1%
Other services	3,372	4.0%
Wholesale trade	2,738	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,621	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,405	2.8%
Public administration	2,167	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,948	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,006	1.2%
Information	969	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	771	0.9%
Utilities	576	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	54	0.1%
Management	40	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,273	1.97%
Puerto Rican	331	0.20%
Cuban	78	0.05%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	487	0.29%
Costa Rican	9	0.01%
Guatemalan	30	0.02%
Honduran	5	0.00%
Nicaraguan	358	0.22%
Panamanian	31	0.02%
Salvadoran	54	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	244	0.15%
Argentinean	11	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	3	0.00%
Colombian	149	0.09%
Ecuadorian	5	0.00%
Paraguayan	15	0.01%
Peruvian	32	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	403	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	5,568	3.35%
Indian	874	0.53%
Chinese	302	0.18%
Filipino	236	0.14%
Vietnamese	236	0.14%
Laotian	112	0.07%
Japanese	84	0.05%
Korean	51	0.03%
Cambodian	42	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	146,713	93.4%
Other Asian	4,645	3.0%
Spanish	2,858	1.8%
German, other Germanic	1,193	0.8%
Other Indo-European	702	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	287	0.2%
Vietnamese	178	0.1%
Chinese	163	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	155	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	81,777	49.2%
Polish	24,153	14.5%
Irish	12,797	7.7%
English	8,849	5.3%
Norwegian	8,081	4.9%
French	4,949	3.0%
American	4,682	2.8%
Swedish	4,088	2.5%
Italian	3,612	2.2%
Czech	3,037	1.8%
Dutch	2,993	1.8%
European	1,813	1.1%
French Canadian	1,724	1.0%
Swiss	1,363	0.8%
Finnish	1,280	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	163,537	98.4%
Not a citizen	2,685	1.6%

Native	159,980	96.2%
Foreign-born	6,242	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,550	3.0%	5,129	4.4%	40,807	34.7%	37,984	32.3%	20,621	17.6%	9,381	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,550	3.0%
9-12 Years	5,129	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,807	34.7%
Some College	37,984	32.3%
Bach. Degree	20,621	17.6%
Grad Degree	9,381	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	152,018	145,364	6,654	4.4%
1991	155,172	146,346	8,826	5.7%
1992	160,048	151,080	8,968	5.6%
1993	163,650	155,648	8,002	4.9%
1994	168,540	160,042	8,498	5.0%
1995	172,088	163,848	8,240	4.8%
1996	174,750	167,440	7,310	4.2%
1997	178,792	171,928	6,864	3.8%
1998	178,414	171,812	6,602	3.7%
1999	176,474	170,774	5,700	3.2%

2000	176,500	170,478	6,022	3.4%
2001	178,382	170,824	7,558	4.2%
2002	178,810	169,906	8,904	5.0%
2003	180,758	171,468	9,290	5.1%
2004	178,922	170,788	8,134	4.5%
2005	180,886	173,000	7,886	4.4%
2006	182,580	174,484	8,096	4.4%
2007	183,078	174,826	8,252	4.5%
2008	182,292	173,534	8,758	4.8%
2009	181,836	164,390	17,446	9.6%

2010	178,444	161,524	16,920	9.5%
2011	175,656	161,564	14,092	8.0%
2012	173,290	160,256	13,034	7.5%
2013	174,556	162,440	12,116	6.9%
2014	176,864	167,722	9,142	5.2%
2015	177,008	169,752	7,256	4.1%
2016	177,310	170,906	6,404	3.6%
2017	178,168	172,766	5,402	3.0%
2018	177,698	172,824	4,874	2.7%
2019	176,160	170,914	5,246	3.0%

2020	173,980	165,032	8,948	5.1%
2021	176,242	170,684	5,558	3.2%
2022	175,292	170,732	4,560	2.6%
2023	174,712	169,782	4,930	2.8%
2024	178,760	173,908	4,852	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,131
Median Value	$187,966

Occupied	68,710	90.3%
Vacant	7,421	9.7%

Owned	50,776	73.9%
Rented	17,934	26.1%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	60,051	78.9%
Detached	58,172	76.4%
Attached	1,879	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,055	11.9%
Mobile Homes	2,656	3.5%

Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area