Mosinee vs Wausau

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

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

Wausau has the higher population (39,893 vs 4,492 in Mosinee). Mosinee has the higher median household income ($71,314 vs $61,877 in Wausau). Wausau has the higher median home value ($155,900 vs $150,000 in Mosinee).

Population, income & housing

	Mosinee	Wausau
Population	4,492	39,893
Median age	33.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,314	$61,877
Median home value	$150,000	$155,900
Median gross rent	$1,056	$950
Housing units	2,176	18,774
Homeownership rate	62.8%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mosinee	Wausau
Population	4,033 → 4,492 (+11.4%)	38,735 → 39,893 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$55,318 → $71,314 (+28.9%)	$46,824 → $61,877 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$122,100 → $150,000 (+22.9%)	$121,900 → $155,900 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $1,056 (+49.4%)	$708 → $950 (+34.2%)

Mosinee

Population

4,0334,492

Median household income

$55,318$71,314

Median home value

$122,100$150,000

Median gross rent

$707$1,056

Wausau

Population

38,73539,893

Median household income

$46,824$61,877

Median home value

$121,900$155,900

Median gross rent

$708$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mosinee	Wausau
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	11.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	23.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.1%
75 and over	8.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mosinee	Wausau
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mosinee	Wausau
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	34.1%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mosinee	Wausau
Drove alone	84.4%	72.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.5%	12.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mosinee	Wausau
1-unit, detached	69.8%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	12.2%
20 or more units	7.3%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Mosinee	Wausau
Poverty rate	10.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1973	1961