Vernon vs Wausau

A side-by-side comparison of Vernon and Wausau: population, income, housing, and more.

Vernon and Wausau are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vernon has the higher population (723 vs 414 in Wausau). Vernon has the higher median household income ($41,364 vs $35,750 in Wausau). Vernon has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $100,000 in Wausau).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon	Wausau
Population	723	414
Median age	46.0 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,364	$35,750
Median home value	$155,000	$100,000
Median gross rent	$900	$806
Housing units	355	227
Homeownership rate	71.4%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon	Wausau
Population	728 → 723 (-0.7%)	447 → 414 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $41,364 (+16.8%)	$36,406 → $35,750 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$71,000 → $155,000 (+118.3%)	$86,700 → $100,000 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $900 (+25.9%)	$618 → $806 (+30.4%)

Vernon

Population

728723

Median household income

$35,417$41,364

Median home value

$71,000$155,000

Median gross rent

$715$900

Wausau

Population

447414

Median household income

$36,406$35,750

Median home value

$86,700$100,000

Median gross rent

$618$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vernon	Wausau
Under 5	1.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	9.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	18.3%	25.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.9%
75 and over	13.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon	Wausau
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	82.4%
Black or African American	9.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon	Wausau
No high school diploma	17.6%	18.6%
High school graduate	48.4%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon	Wausau
Drove alone	77.2%	86.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon	Wausau
1-unit, detached	72.4%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	47.6%

Poverty & households

	Vernon	Wausau
Poverty rate	26.1%	32.9%
Average household size	2.22	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1979	1984