Cities / Wisconsin / Wausau

Wausau, WI

39,906 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Central Waters North)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 23.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MKE

164 mi — General Mitchell International Airport

Population & People

Population

39,906

Median age

38.2

Median household income

$64,389

Poverty rate

14.6%

Unemployment rate

4.9%

Bachelor's degree+

30.9%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$167,900

Median gross rent

$1,010/mo

Homeownership rate

57.62%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,097

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wisconsin statewide average across 72 areas — not specific to Wausau), 2026. Efficiency $797, 1BR $872, 2BR $1097, 3BR $1405, 4BR $1572. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Wisconsin commercial electricity

13.06¢/kWh

Wisconsin industrial electricity

8.92¢/kWh

Wisconsin residential electricity

18.16¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

473037.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

359603.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Wisconsin

646.66

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Wisconsin-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

164 mi away

MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

176 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

223 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Wisconsin energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Wisconsin economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).