North Freedom vs West Baraboo

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

North Freedom 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 730 in North Freedom). North Freedom has the higher median household income ($77,250 vs $58,889 in West Baraboo). West Baraboo has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $154,800 in North Freedom).

Population, income & housing

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
Population	730	1,493
Median age	33.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,250	$58,889
Median home value	$154,800	$212,500
Median gross rent	$708	$1,048
Housing units	265	745
Homeownership rate	89.4%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
Population	629 → 730 (+16.1%)	1,708 → 1,493 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $77,250 (+35.8%)	$46,641 → $58,889 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$115,400 → $154,800 (+34.1%)	$158,300 → $212,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $708 (+4.9%)	$880 → $1,048 (+19.1%)

North Freedom

Population

629730

Median household income

$56,875$77,250

Median home value

$115,400$154,800

Median gross rent

$675$708

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)

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
Under 5	8.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	14.9%	15.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	16.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.2%
75 and over	2.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
No high school diploma	8.7%	9.7%
High school graduate	51.3%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
Drove alone	75.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	18.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
1-unit, detached	81.5%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	27.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	North Freedom	West Baraboo
Poverty rate	21.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.75	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1938	1986