Metro area · CBSA 48140
Wausau
The Wausau, WI metro area has 138,403 people. Median rent is $999, 15.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Marathon County at $1,217. Of the 18 places we track here, Spencer has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$77,884
Median home value
$219,600
Unemployment
2.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,217
HUD, Marathon County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wausau | 39,996 | $1,010 | 18.8% |
| Weston | 15,749 | $1,024 | 15.7% |
| Kronenwetter | 8,395 | $1,125 | 11.7% |
| Rib Mountain | 7,289 | $1,290 | 16.4% |
| Rothschild | 5,600 | $970 | 13.2% |
| Mosinee | 4,498 | $1,091 | 17.8% |
| Maine | 2,602 | $962 | 10.4% |
| Schofield | 2,120 | $926 | 16.9% |
| Abbotsford | 2,024 | $888 | 15.5% |
| Colby | 1,907 | $854 | 20.4% |
| Spencer | 1,686 | $580 | 10.0% |
| Stratford | 1,438 | $783 | 14.1% |
| Marathon City | 1,422 | $853 | 11.4% |
| Edgar | 1,409 | $813 | 15.4% |
| Athens | 1,055 | $681 | 15.5% |
| Dorchester | 879 | $837 | 16.6% |
| Birnamwood | 643 | $550 | 10.4% |
| Hatley | 542 | $862 | 11.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.