Laona vs Wabeno

A side-by-side comparison of Laona and Wabeno: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laona has the higher population (548 vs 221 in Wabeno). Laona has the higher median household income ($39,688 vs $34,375 in Wabeno). Laona has the higher median home value ($131,900 vs $85,800 in Wabeno).

Population, income & housing

	Laona	Wabeno
Population	548	221
Median age	36.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,688	$34,375
Median home value	$131,900	$85,800
Median gross rent	$660	$475
Housing units	214	212
Homeownership rate	72.9%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laona	Wabeno
Population	434 → 548 (+26.3%)	316 → 221 (-30.1%)
Median household income	$31,324 → $39,688 (+26.7%)	$29,148 → $34,375 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $131,900 (+57.0%)	$78,800 → $85,800 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $660 (+0.6%)	$413 → $475 (+15.0%)

Laona

Population

434548

Median household income

$31,324$39,688

Median home value

$84,000$131,900

Median gross rent

$656$660

Wabeno

Population

316221

Median household income

$29,148$34,375

Median home value

$78,800$85,800

Median gross rent

$413$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laona	Wabeno
Under 5	8.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	6.3%
18 to 24	13.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	17.3%	6.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	18.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.0%
75 and over	2.0%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laona	Wabeno
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	5.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laona	Wabeno
No high school diploma	19.7%	12.6%
High school graduate	42.5%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laona	Wabeno
Drove alone	92.1%	87.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laona	Wabeno
1-unit, detached	88.3%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Laona	Wabeno
Poverty rate	25.9%	30.8%
Average household size	2.70	1.64
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1966	1961