Wausau migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,374 people moved into the Wausau metro and 4,580 moved out, a net of −206. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Wisconsin leads both directions, with 1,781 people in and 1,869 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 58–63% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +425 in 2020–21 to −206 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
139,432
▲ 0.2% year over year · growing
Peak population
139,432
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+206); domestic migration added +61 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 139,432 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$23M
▼ $168M arrived · $191M left
Avg household income · movers
$62k in · $66k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 6%
Wausau wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Wausau metro in 2022–23 reported $168M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $191M with them, a net loss of $23M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $62k of income, vs $66k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 6%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 58% of inbound and 63% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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