Rhinelander vs Woodruff

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

Rhinelander and Woodruff 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 550 in Woodruff). Woodruff has the higher median household income ($68,798 vs $53,561 in Rhinelander). Woodruff has the higher median home value ($253,000 vs $123,300 in Rhinelander).

Population, income & housing

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
Population	8,248	550
Median age	38.9 yrs	62.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,561	$68,798
Median home value	$123,300	$253,000
Median gross rent	$818	$759
Housing units	4,369	450
Homeownership rate	68.7%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
Population	7,570 → 8,248 (+9.0%)	746 → 550 (-26.3%)
Median household income	$40,822 → $53,561 (+31.2%)	$32,261 → $68,798 (+113.3%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $123,300 (+36.1%)	$149,200 → $253,000 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $818 (+2.4%)	$616 → $759 (+23.2%)

Rhinelander

Population

7,5708,248

Median household income

$40,822$53,561

Median home value

$90,600$123,300

Median gross rent

$799$818

Woodruff

Population

746550

Median household income

$32,261$68,798

Median home value

$149,200$253,000

Median gross rent

$616$759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	3.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	2.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	26.0%
75 and over	8.9%	20.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	29.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
Drove alone	77.9%	66.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	22.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	2.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
1-unit, detached	64.4%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	22.2%
20 or more units	4.4%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rhinelander	Woodruff
Poverty rate	12.8%	9.5%
Average household size	2.35	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	14	10
Median year structure built	1965	1976