Minocqua vs Rhinelander

A side-by-side comparison of Minocqua and Rhinelander: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rhinelander has the higher population (8,248 vs 446 in Minocqua). Rhinelander has the higher median household income ($53,561 vs $42,128 in Minocqua). Minocqua has the higher median home value ($409,300 vs $123,300 in Rhinelander).

Population, income & housing

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
Population	446	8,248
Median age	51.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,128	$53,561
Median home value	$409,300	$123,300
Median gross rent	$683	$818
Housing units	464	4,369
Homeownership rate	46.3%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
Population	326 → 446 (+36.8%)	7,570 → 8,248 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$34,464 → $42,128 (+22.2%)	$40,822 → $53,561 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$142,500 → $409,300 (+187.2%)	$90,600 → $123,300 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $683 (+5.1%)	$799 → $818 (+2.4%)

Minocqua

Population

326446

Median household income

$34,464$42,128

Median home value

$142,500$409,300

Median gross rent

$650$683

Rhinelander

Population

7,5708,248

Median household income

$40,822$53,561

Median home value

$90,600$123,300

Median gross rent

$799$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	2.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	21.1%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	5.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	21.7%	9.5%
75 and over	16.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.9%
High school graduate	7.6%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	57.0%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
Drove alone	94.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
1-unit, detached	54.5%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	31.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	5.2%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Minocqua	Rhinelander
Poverty rate	10.1%	12.8%
Average household size	1.23	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	10	14
Median year structure built	1983	1965