Rothschild vs Wausau

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

Rothschild 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 5,532 in Rothschild). Rothschild has the higher median household income ($87,250 vs $61,877 in Wausau). Rothschild has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $155,900 in Wausau).

Population, income & housing

	Rothschild	Wausau
Population	5,532	39,893
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,250	$61,877
Median home value	$188,000	$155,900
Median gross rent	$934	$950
Housing units	2,338	18,774
Homeownership rate	73.4%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rothschild	Wausau
Population	5,287 → 5,532 (+4.6%)	38,735 → 39,893 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$70,925 → $87,250 (+23.0%)	$46,824 → $61,877 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $188,000 (+30.6%)	$121,900 → $155,900 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $934 (+27.4%)	$708 → $950 (+34.2%)

Rothschild

Population

5,2875,532

Median household income

$70,925$87,250

Median home value

$144,000$188,000

Median gross rent

$733$934

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)

	Rothschild	Wausau
Under 5	6.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.1%
75 and over	6.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rothschild	Wausau
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	77.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.3%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rothschild	Wausau
No high school diploma	3.4%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.2%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rothschild	Wausau
Drove alone	77.5%	72.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	0.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.4%	12.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rothschild	Wausau
1-unit, detached	73.2%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	12.2%
20 or more units	6.7%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Rothschild	Wausau
Poverty rate	9.5%	14.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1975	1961