Merrimac vs West Baraboo

A side-by-side comparison of Merrimac and West Baraboo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Baraboo has the higher population (1,493 vs 575 in Merrimac). Merrimac has the higher median household income ($102,344 vs $58,889 in West Baraboo). Merrimac has the higher median home value ($274,200 vs $212,500 in West Baraboo).

Population, income & housing

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
Population	575	1,493
Median age	38.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$102,344	$58,889
Median home value	$274,200	$212,500
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,048
Housing units	303	745
Homeownership rate	81.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
Population	603 → 575 (-4.6%)	1,708 → 1,493 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$69,722 → $102,344 (+46.8%)	$46,641 → $58,889 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$197,000 → $274,200 (+39.2%)	$158,300 → $212,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,050 (-3.8%)	$880 → $1,048 (+19.1%)

Merrimac

Population

603575

Median household income

$69,722$102,344

Median home value

$197,000$274,200

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,050

West Baraboo

Population

1,7081,493

Median household income

$46,641$58,889

Median home value

$158,300$212,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	15.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.2%
75 and over	7.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
No high school diploma	13.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	27.8%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
Drove alone	81.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.0%
Other means	3.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
1-unit, detached	82.8%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	27.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Merrimac	West Baraboo
Poverty rate	4.9%	9.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1964	1986