Barron County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 42,19093.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1812.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6931.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5481.2%Two or more races
  • 3470.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3250.7%Asian alone
  • 270.06%Some other race alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 140
• Thefts: 172
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 233
• Auto thefts: 21

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,518 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,449 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barron County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rice Lake, Barron, Cumberland, Chetek, Cameron, Prairie Lake, Turtle Lake, Lakeland, Cedar Lake, Maple Plain.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County, Maine , Delta County, Michigan , Menominee County, Michigan , Washburn County , Swift County, Minnesota , Washington County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 1,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,232 (52.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5332010 or later
• 3522000 to 2009
• 1101990 to 1999
• 1121980 to 1989
• 621970 to 1979
• 150Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,792
• One, attached: 512
• Two: 982
• 3 or 4: 802
• 5 to 9: 540
• 10 to 19: 350
• 20 to 49: 548
• 50 or more: 279
• Mobile homes: 1,462
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Barron County with a mortgage: 8,252 (181 second mortgage, 839 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,121

Religion statistics for Barron County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Barron County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2019 - July 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2002 to September 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1432: September 10, 2002, FEMA Id: 1432, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Winds, Hail & Rain, Incident Period: August 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3048: October 03, 1977, FEMA Id: 3048, Natural disaster type: Wind
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Wisconsin TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 21, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-192: April 21, 1965, FEMA Id: 192, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

5.20% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,278 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.29% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($24,892 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($21,387 average AGI)

Barron County:	1.90%
Wisconsin average:	1.91%

from Polk County, WI	0.44% ($34,012 average AGI)
from Chippewa County, WI	0.39% ($40,653)
from Washburn County, WI	0.37% ($34,563)
from Rusk County, WI	0.31% ($35,017)
from Eau Claire County, WI	0.30% ($37,333)
from Dunn County, WI	0.30% ($36,053)
from St. Croix County, WI	0.23% ($58,114)

5.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,409 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($24,296 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($15,113 average AGI)

Barron County:	2.07%
Wisconsin average:	2.13%

to Eau Claire County, WI	0.48% ($40,226 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI	0.48% ($33,860)
to Washburn County, WI	0.43% ($36,470)
to Chippewa County, WI	0.36% ($36,565)
to Dunn County, WI	0.32% ($35,484)
to Rusk County, WI	0.30% ($38,948)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.23% ($33,614)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Barron County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,161 (2,803 living alone), Female householders: 8,970 (2,959 living alone)

• 9,726 spouses (9,630 opposite-sex spouses), 1,483 unmarried partners, (1,445 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,700 children (10,783 natural, 362 adopted, 558 stepchildren), 521 grandchildren, 286 brothers or sisters, 330 parents, 90 foster children, 356 other relatives, 1,077 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 771

Size of family households: 6,751 2-persons, 2,209 3-persons, 1,721 4-persons, 870 5-persons, 336 6-persons, 244 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,761 1-person, 1,126 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

6,257 married couples with children.
2,606 single-parent households (927 men, 1,679 women).

95.7% of residents of Barron speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (13% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 61% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $233,862,000 ($5,129 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,052,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $115,335,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,492,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,097,000
Federal grants: $57,728,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,569,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,641,000 ($654,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,105,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,236,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 7072014 or later
• 3132010 to 2013
• 3,0772000 to 2009
• 3,6131990 to 1999
• 2,6811980 to 1989
• 4,0121970 to 1979
• 1,9851960 to 1969
• 2,0061950 to 1959
• 1,5951940 to 1949
• 4,3571939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Barron County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 131 room
• 352 rooms
• 3833 rooms
• 1,4454 rooms
• 2,7925 rooms
• 2,6036 rooms
• 2,2317 rooms
• 1,8788 rooms
• 2,9589+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 2431 room
• 4492 rooms
• 7783 rooms
• 1,4324 rooms
• 8785 rooms
• 3976 rooms
• 2537 rooms
• 1728 rooms
• 2079+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Barron County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 28no bedroom
• 4191 bedroom
• 3,1992 bedrooms
• 6,8783 bedrooms
• 2,9574 bedrooms
• 8575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 278no bedroom
• 1,0181 bedroom
• 2,0082 bedrooms
• 1,1163 bedrooms
• 2934 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Barron County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Barron County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 282no vehicle
• 2,9411 vehicle
• 6,5422 vehicles
• 3,0983 vehicles
• 1,0624 vehicles
• 4135+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Barron County in renter-occupied apartments
• 879no vehicle
• 2,3441 vehicle
• 1,1942 vehicles
• 2843 vehicles
• 914 vehicles
• 185+ vehicles

88.5% of Barron County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Wisconsin.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 32,973
• Other state: 10,974
• Northeast: 439
• Midwest: 8,201
• South: 1,157
• West: 1,208

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 821
• Number of aged recipients: 97
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 724
• Number of recipients under 18: 105
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 527
• Number of recipients older than 64: 189
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 422
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 304