Cable vs Washburn

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

Cable 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 193 in Cable). Washburn has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $38,333 in Cable). Washburn has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $116,900 in Cable).

Population, income & housing

	Cable	Washburn
Population	193	1,858
Median age	64.4 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,333	$60,288
Median home value	$116,900	$174,100
Median gross rent	$750	$779
Housing units	142	965
Homeownership rate	83.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cable	Washburn
Population	150 → 193 (+28.7%)	1,978 → 1,858 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$27,250 → $38,333 (+40.7%)	$48,250 → $60,288 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$132,500 → $116,900 (-11.8%)	$142,600 → $174,100 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$468 → $750 (+60.3%)	$658 → $779 (+18.4%)

Cable

Population

150193

Median household income

$27,250$38,333

Median home value

$132,500$116,900

Median gross rent

$468$750

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)

	Cable	Washburn
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	8.8%	12.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	4.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	6.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	32.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	23.3%	14.2%
75 and over	24.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cable	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	8.8%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cable	Washburn
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	65.9%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	14.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cable	Washburn
Drove alone	82.4%	66.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	12.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cable	Washburn
1-unit, detached	87.3%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Cable	Washburn
Poverty rate	35.2%	7.9%
Average household size	1.82	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	6	13
Median year structure built	1962	1973