People QuickFacts Wausau Wisconsin Population, 2011 estimate 39,213 5,711,767 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 39,116 5,686,986 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.2% 0.4% Population, 2010 39,106 5,686,986 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.5% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.7% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.9% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 83.7% 86.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 6.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.1% 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.3% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.9% 5.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 82.0% 83.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.7% 85.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.5% 4.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 13.9% 8.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 86.1% 89.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.8% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.5 21.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 60.6% 69.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 33.8% 25.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $111,800 $169,000 Households, 2006-2010 16,667 2,274,611 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.27 2.41 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,436 $26,624 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,304 $51,598 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 15.1% 11.6%     Business QuickFacts Wausau Wisconsin Total number of firms, 2007 3,361 433,797 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,578,973 163,563,195 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 434,354 59,996,244 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 969,051 72,283,321 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $25,496 $12,904 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 82,093 9,247,311     Geography QuickFacts Wausau Wisconsin Land area in square miles, 2010 18.78 54,157.80 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,082.5 105.0 FIPS Code 84475 55 Counties Marathon County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts