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Burnett County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2019: 15,372 (all rural); it was 15,674 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,075
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,501
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,587
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,231 (it was 1,026 in 2000)
% of renters here:

16%
State:

32%

Land area: 822 sq. mi.

Water area: 58.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile   (low).

March 2019 cost of living index in Burnett County: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (17.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Burnett County, WI (2019)
    • 13,81390.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6404.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 4442.9%Two or more races
    • 2981.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 850.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 530.3%Asian alone
    • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 10.01%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

53.3 years
Wisconsin median age:

39.9 years
Males: 7,891  (51.3%)
Females: 7,481  (48.7%)
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Average household size:
Burnett County:

2.0 people
Wisconsin:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2019: $54,737 ($34,218 in 1999)
This county:

$54,737
Wisconsin:

$64,168

Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $567 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $726)
This county:

$567
State:

$746


Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $173,396 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
Burnett:

$173,396
Wisconsin:

$197,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,545 - $258,976
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $452

Institutionalized population: 114

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 24
  • Burglaries: 120
  • Thefts: 159
  • Auto thefts: 15

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

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 52
  • Burglaries: 146
  • Thefts: 135
  • Auto thefts: 36
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 165 buildings, average cost: $85,600
  • 1998: 166 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 1999: 239 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2000: 225 buildings, average cost: $100,300
  • 2001: 251 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2002: 211 buildings, average cost: $109,400
  • 2003: 202 buildings, average cost: $110,900
  • 2004: 230 buildings, average cost: $125,200
  • 2005: 196 buildings, average cost: $132,300
  • 2006: 150 buildings, average cost: $147,900
  • 2007: 147 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2008: 99 buildings, average cost: $158,800
  • 2009: 66 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2010: 62 buildings, average cost: $161,100
  • 2011: 97 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2012: 75 buildings, average cost: $170,900
  • 2013: 65 buildings, average cost: $180,300
  • 2014: 62 buildings, average cost: $192,100
  • 2015: 70 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 2016: 79 buildings, average cost: $223,000
  • 2017: 83 buildings, average cost: $254,800
  • 2018: 82 buildings, average cost: $220,400
  • 2019: 85 buildings, average cost: $220,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Burnett, WI residents
Average permit cost in Burnett, WI
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,793 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,920 (1.1%)

Distribution of median household income in Burnett, WI in 2019
Distribution of house value in Burnett, WI in 2019
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Burnett, WI in 2019
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 11.4%
Burnett County:

11.4%
Wisconsin:

10.4%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.9% for Black residents, 23.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.1% for American Indian residents, 10.5% for other race residents, 23.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2019: 53.3 years old
(Males: 52.8 years old, Females: 53.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.8 years old, Black residents: 47.0 years old, American Indian residents: 37.9 years old, Asian residents: 37.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.9 years old, Other race residents: 43.3 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burnett County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grantsburg, Meenon, Siren, Wood River, Trade Lake, Swiss, Daniels, Webster, La Follette, Webb Lake.

Burnett County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Alger County, Michigan , Ashland County , Campbell County, Wyoming , Emmet County, Michigan , Valley County, Idaho , Perkins County, South Dakota .

Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

6.3%
Wisconsin:

4.5%

Unemployment by year in Burnett, WI
County total employment by year in Burnett, WI
County average yearly wages by year in Burnett, WI

Current college students: 248
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 182 (68.3% naturalized citizens)

Burnett County:

1.2%
Whole state:

5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 342010 or later
  • 442000 to 2009
  • 191990 to 1999
  • 401980 to 1989
  • 31970 to 1979
  • 99Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Burnett County marital status for males Burnett County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,699
  • One, attached: 92
  • Two: 254
  • 3 or 4: 96
  • 5 to 9: 60
  • 10 to 19: 78
  • 20 to 49: 55
  • 50 or more: 5
  • Mobile homes: 1,326
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Burnett County with a mortgage: 3,321 (80 second mortgage, 321 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,797

Here:

60.0% with mortgage
State:

62.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Burnett County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant2,82913
Evangelical Protestant1,36114
Catholic1,1814
Other11
None10,085-
Burnett County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Burnett County:

3.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Burnett County:

4.91 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:

16.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Burnett County:

9.8%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Burnett County:

28.3%
State:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.0%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Burnett County:

Average size of farms: 218 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,626
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $109.85
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,428
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,223
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.68%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.71%
Corn for grain: 12897 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 945 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4373 harvested acres
Vegetables: 693 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 53 acres

Earthquake activity:

Burnett County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.3 miles away from Burnett County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 190.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 112.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 117.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 118.5 miles away from Burnett County center
On 5/14/2019 at 17:00:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB) earthquake occurred 115.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - June 19, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4383-WI: August 10, 2018, FEMA Id: 4383, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 11, 2016 to July 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4276: August 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 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

The number of natural disasters in Burnett County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Burnett

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,010 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled: 535 (10.3%)
  • Bus: 11 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 59 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 12 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 122 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 426 (8.2%)
Class of Workers in 2019
Most common industries in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2019


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Production occupations (15%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)
  • Material moving occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2019


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (20%)
  • Germany (12%)
  • Philippines (8%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Haiti (4%)
  • Peru (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Burnett County


  • German (24%)
  • Norwegian (11%)
  • Swedish (9%)
  • American (8%)
  • Scandinavian (4%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • European (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Burnett County, Wisconsin in 2000:

  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 20 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 10 people in other types of correctional institutions

People in group quarters in Burnett County, Wisconsin in 2010:

  • 49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 29 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 27 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 19 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 9 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,394.

6.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($58,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.18%
Wisconsin average:

5.63%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.80% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($17,978 average AGI)
3.38% relocated from other states ($40,473 average AGI)
Burnett County:

3.38%
Wisconsin average:

1.91%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Polk County, WI  1.07% ($35,157 average AGI)
from Washburn County, WI  0.47% ($35,194)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.43% ($107,286)
from Ramsey County, MN  0.40% ($52,346)
from Dakota County, MN  0.31% ($84,800)


5.07% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.07%
Wisconsin average:

5.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.66% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($20,098 average AGI)
2.41% relocated to other states ($18,421 average AGI)
Burnett County:

2.41%
Wisconsin average:

2.13%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Polk County, WI  0.96% ($38,984 average AGI)
to Washburn County, WI  0.37% ($40,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Births per 1000 population in Burnett County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Burnett County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Burnett County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Burnett County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Burnett County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Burnett County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Burnett County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Burnett County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Burnett County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,037 (3,499 aged, 538 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 280 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Burnett County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (309)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (133)
  • Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (106)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (100)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (40)
  • Unspecified dementia (31)
  • Congestive heart failure (24)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (13)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.04
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,779
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 423
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,282

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 980
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,150

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 36

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 24

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,372
  • Male householders: 4,085 (1,171 living alone), Female householders: 3,304 (977 living alone)
  • 3,723 spouses (3,703 opposite-sex spouses), 774 unmarried partners, (767 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,804 children (2,586 natural, 73 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 263 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 3 foster children, 58 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 135

Size of family households: 3,025 2-persons, 600 3-persons, 673 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,147 1-person, 440 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,480 married couples with children.
833 single-parent households (283 men, 550 women).

97.5% of residents of Burnett speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $98,492,000 ($5,946 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,894,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,539,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,048,000
Federal grants: $21,847,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,920,000 ($5,993,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,245,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,323,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,061,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,984,000

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

Births: 758
Here:

46 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,058
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +37
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,134
Here:

+69 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Burnett County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.2

Year house built in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • Year house built in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • 4242014 or later
  • 2252010 to 2013
  • 2,7262000 to 2009
  • 2,4121990 to 1999
  • 2,2291980 to 1989
  • 2,7621970 to 1979
  • 1,2961960 to 1969
  • 1,0911950 to 1959
  • 9021940 to 1949
  • 1,6661939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • 131 room
  • 792 rooms
  • 4533 rooms
  • 8644 rooms
  • 1,3355 rooms
  • 1,1556 rooms
  • 8277 rooms
  • 5548 rooms
  • 8189+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • 191 room
  • 1042 rooms
  • 1263 rooms
  • 3434 rooms
  • 2815 rooms
  • 2126 rooms
  • 897 rooms
  • 698 rooms
  • 559+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • 18no bedroom
  • 3861 bedroom
  • 1,9342 bedrooms
  • 2,5723 bedrooms
  • 9604 bedrooms
  • 2195+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burnett County, Wisconsin
  • 19no bedroom
  • 2241 bedroom
  • 4962 bedrooms
  • 4193 bedrooms
  • 1304 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Burnett County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Burnett County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Burnett County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 129no vehicle
  • 1,4411 vehicle
  • 2,4382 vehicles
  • 1,3593 vehicles
  • 5104 vehicles
  • 2265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Burnett County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Burnett County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 81no vehicle
  • 5831 vehicle
  • 4542 vehicles
  • 1353 vehicles
  • 304 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles

90.0% of Burnett County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Wisconsin.

Burnett County:

90.0%
State average:

86.0%

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

  • This state: 7,502
  • Other state: 7,660
  • Northeast: 207
  • Midwest: 6,628
  • South: 386
  • West: 483
Year householders moved into unit in Burnett County, WI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Burnett County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 51.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.6%Utility gas
  • 18.1%Wood
  • 8.5%Electricity
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 33.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 32.1%Utility gas
  • 20.7%Electricity
  • 10.3%Wood
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 75
Here:

6.1%
Wisconsin:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
Here:

5.1%
Wisconsin:

9.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
Here:

10.0%
Wisconsin:

17.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Burnett County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $1,257,000
    Other: $856,000
    Air Transportation: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,155,000
    Regular Highways: $1,075,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $737,000
    Air Transportation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $143,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $6,650,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,473,000
    Health - Other: $2,023,000
    Police Protection: $1,967,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,537,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,032,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $964,000
    Financial Administration: $940,000
    General Public Buildings: $333,000
    Parks and Recreation: $310,000
    Air Transportation: $261,000
    Libraries: $208,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,108,000
    Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,292,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,050,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,659,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $418,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $109,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $97,000
    Rents: $73,000
    General Revenue - Other: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,964,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,960,000
    Highways: $1,761,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,178,000
    Other: $1,164,000
    Education: $355,000
    Transit Utilities: $271,000
    General Local Government Support: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,244,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $991,000
    Other License: $238,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $62,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,414,000

Burnett County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $1,257,000
    Other: $856,000
    Air Transportation: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,155,000
    Regular Highways: $1,075,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $737,000
    Air Transportation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $143,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $6,650,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,473,000
    Health - Other: $2,023,000
    Police Protection: $1,967,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,537,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,032,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $964,000
    Financial Administration: $940,000
    General Public Buildings: $333,000
    Parks and Recreation: $310,000
    Air Transportation: $261,000
    Libraries: $208,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,108,000
    Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,292,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,050,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,659,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $418,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $109,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $97,000
    Rents: $73,000
    General Revenue - Other: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,964,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,960,000
    Highways: $1,761,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,178,000
    Other: $1,164,000
    Education: $355,000
    Transit Utilities: $271,000
    General Local Government Support: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,244,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $991,000
    Other License: $238,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $62,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,414,000

Burnett County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $1,257,000
    Other: $856,000
    Air Transportation: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,155,000
    Regular Highways: $1,075,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $737,000
    Air Transportation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $143,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $6,650,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,473,000
    Health - Other: $2,023,000
    Police Protection: $1,967,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,537,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,032,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $964,000
    Financial Administration: $940,000
    General Public Buildings: $333,000
    Parks and Recreation: $310,000
    Air Transportation: $261,000
    Libraries: $208,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,108,000
    Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,292,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,050,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,659,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $418,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $109,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $97,000
    Rents: $73,000
    General Revenue - Other: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,964,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,960,000
    Highways: $1,761,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,178,000
    Other: $1,164,000
    Education: $355,000
    Transit Utilities: $271,000
    General Local Government Support: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,244,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $991,000
    Other License: $238,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $62,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,414,000

Burnett County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $1,257,000
    Other: $856,000
    Air Transportation: $226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,155,000
    Regular Highways: $1,075,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $737,000
    Air Transportation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $143,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $6,650,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,473,000
    Health - Other: $2,023,000
    Police Protection: $1,967,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,537,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,032,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $964,000
    Financial Administration: $940,000
    General Public Buildings: $333,000
    Parks and Recreation: $310,000
    Air Transportation: $261,000
    Libraries: $208,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,108,000
    Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,292,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,050,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,659,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $418,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $109,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $97,000
    Rents: $73,000
    General Revenue - Other: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,964,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,960,000
    Highways: $1,761,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,178,000
    Other: $1,164,000
    Education: $355,000
    Transit Utilities: $271,000
    General Local Government Support: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,244,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $991,000
    Other License: $238,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $62,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,414,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 257
  • Number of aged recipients: 27
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 230
  • Number of recipients under 18: 41
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 164
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 52
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 119
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 105
Most common first names in Burnett County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John12475.8 years
William11577.9 years
Robert9371.5 years
James6669.8 years
Carl5978.2 years
Charles5876.9 years
Mary5579.8 years
George5177.2 years
Walter4977.6 years
Donald4772.1 years
Most common last names in Burnett County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson18179.9 years
Anderson10277.7 years
Peterson7980.6 years
Olson7380.4 years
Nelson7077.3 years
Larson6380.1 years
Erickson5879.0 years
Smith3170.6 years
Carlson3178.8 years
Hanson3179.7 years
Businesses in Burnett County, WI
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Quiznos1
Best Western1RadioShack1
Curves1Subway2
Dairy Queen1T-Mobile1
FedEx1True Value2
H&R Block1U-Haul2
Lane Furniture1UPS1
MasterBrand Cabinets2