Cities / Wisconsin / West Baraboo

West Baraboo, WI

1,557 people

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Population & People

Population

1,557

Median age

31.6

Median household income

$60,880

Poverty rate

9.6%

Unemployment rate

2.1%

Bachelor's degree+

25.9%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.7%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$224,700

Median gross rent

$1,104/mo

Homeownership rate

39.95%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,097

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wisconsin statewide average across 72 areas — not specific to West Baraboo), 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

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).