Bayfield vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Bayfield and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayfield and Washburn are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washburn has the higher population (1,858 vs 590 in Bayfield). Bayfield has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $60,288 in Washburn). Bayfield has the higher median home value ($304,800 vs $174,100 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Bayfield	Washburn
Population	590	1,858
Median age	58.8 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$60,288
Median home value	$304,800	$174,100
Median gross rent	$1,021	$779
Housing units	484	965
Homeownership rate	65.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.0%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayfield	Washburn
Population	520 → 590 (+13.5%)	1,978 → 1,858 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $63,750 (+9.3%)	$48,250 → $60,288 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$172,700 → $304,800 (+76.5%)	$142,600 → $174,100 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $1,021 (+52.8%)	$658 → $779 (+18.4%)

Bayfield

Population

520590

Median household income

$58,333$63,750

Median home value

$172,700$304,800

Median gross rent

$668$1,021

Washburn

Population

1,9781,858

Median household income

$48,250$60,288

Median home value

$142,600$174,100

Median gross rent

$658$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayfield	Washburn
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	1.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	30.3%	14.2%
75 and over	13.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayfield	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.2%	4.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayfield	Washburn
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	9.2%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayfield	Washburn
Drove alone	50.2%	66.9%
Carpooled	0.4%	9.7%
Public transit	2.8%	1.3%
Walked	21.3%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	25.3%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayfield	Washburn
1-unit, detached	77.9%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Bayfield	Washburn
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.9%
Average household size	1.90	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	7	13
Median year structure built	1961	1973