Crawford County, Wisconsin (WI)

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County population in 2005: 17,134 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,133
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,544

% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

Land area: 573 sq. mi.
Water area: 26.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Crawford County, Wisconsin:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Black (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 8,717	(50.6%)
Females: 8,526	(49.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,965
County population in 2003: 16,953
Jobs in 2003: 8,418

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Total labor force in 2004: 9,495
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Crawford County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,718 ($34,135 in 2000)

This county	$36,718
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,279

Crawford County	$104,279
Wisconsin:	$152,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $394
Institutionalized population: 599
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Crawford County in 2000: $718

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 118
Auto thefts: 8

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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 55.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 43.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,306 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crawford County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Prairie du Chien, Stettin, Bridge Creek, Seneca, Bridgeport, Eastman, Wauzeka, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, De Soto.

Neighboring counties: Allamakee County, Iowa , Clayton County, Iowa , Grant County , Richland County , Vernon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Crawford County: Prairie du Chien Country Club (A), Cold Spring Landing (B), Hazen Corners (C), Dolans Pavilion (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Crawford County include: West Prairie Church (A), Utica Church (B), Haney Ridge Church (C), Pine Knob Church (D), Saint James Church (E), Saint Patricks Church (F), Maple Ridge Bible Church (G), Saint Philips Church (H), Freeman Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Patrick Cemetery (1), Campbell Cemetery (2), Whiteaker Cemetery (3), German Ridge Cemetery (4), Wayne Cemetery (5), Kickapoo Cemetery (6), Gran Grae Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spring Lake (A), McGregor Lake (B), Gremore Lake (C), Chain of Lakes (D), Clear Lake (E), Columbus Lake (F), Sunfish Lake (G), Marais Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Richland Creek (A), Plum Run (B), Otter Creek (C), Buck Creek (D), Rush Creek (E), Leitner Creek (F), Kickapoo River (G), Clear Creek (H), Citron Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Crawford County include: Rush Creek State Natural Area (1), Wauzeka Bottoms State Natural Area (2), Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area (3), Husher Wayside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 432
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 122 (77% naturalized citizens)

Crawford County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 34
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 48

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.5%

Crawford County marital status for males

Crawford County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,759
One, attached: 98
Two: 239
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 194
10 to 19: 178
20 or more: 145
Mobile homes: 1,716
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Crawford County with a mortgage: 1,701 (242 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,344

Agriculture in Crawford County
Average size of farms: 199 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32649
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30523
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40850
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.16%
Corn for grain: 27794 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 348 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11910 harvested acres
Vegetables: 83 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 707 acres

Crawford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (11%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Wood products (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (18%)
Germany (16%)
Thailand (13%)
Canada (10%)
Laos (9%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Crawford County:

German (34%)
Norwegian (16%)
Irish (11%)
Czech (7%)
English (7%)
United States or American (6%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Crawford County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,931 (73%)
Carpooled: 931 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 43 (1%)
Walked: 407 (5%)
Other means: 47 (1%)
Worked at home: 722 (9%)

People in group quarters in Crawford County, Wisconsin

292 people in state prisons
172 people in nursing homes
102 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in other group homes
6 people in religious group quarters
5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,331.

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.25%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($22,558 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($13,193 average AGI)
Crawford County: 2.44%
Wisconsin average: 2.00%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Grant County, WI	1.23% ($26,388 average AGI)
from Clayton County, IA	0.59% ($22,079)
from Dane County, WI	0.45% ($54,310)
from La Crosse County, WI	0.40% ($21,231)
from Vernon County, WI	0.35% ($33,826)
from Allamakee County, IA	0.17% ($27,455)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.91% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($18,550 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($11,402 average AGI)
Crawford County: 2.52%
Wisconsin average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Grant County, WI	1.08% ($28,229 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI	0.63% ($29,073)
to Clayton County, IA	0.54% ($28,686)
to Dane County, WI	0.45% ($37,724)
to Vernon County, WI	0.42% ($22,667)
to Allamakee County, IA	0.29% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Crawford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Crawford County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Crawford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,020 (2,621 aged, 399 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,553

In family households: 14,226 (3,842 male householders, 790 female householders)
3,809 spouses, 5,187 children (4,836 natural, 81 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 105 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 78 other relatives, 276 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,327 (927 male householders (766 living alone)), 1,098 female householders (1,014 living alone)), 302 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 690 (644 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,201 2-persons, 924 3-persons, 814 4-persons, 446 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,780 1-person, 202 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

3,332 married couples with children.
834 single-parent households (249 men, 585 women).

97.1% of residents of Crawford County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,996,000 ($5765 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,894,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,829,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,358,000
Federal grants: $23,555,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,538,000 ($3,678,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,822,000 ($5,481,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,815,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,718,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,501,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,069

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 912

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -245

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Crawford County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 129
1995 to 1998: 643
1990 to 1994: 589
1980 to 1989: 1,009
1970 to 1979: 1,816
1960 to 1969: 798
1950 to 1959: 656
1940 to 1949: 552
1939 or earlier: 2,288

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crawford County, Wisconsin:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 34
3 rooms: 164
4 rooms: 601
5 rooms: 1,287
6 rooms: 1,293
7 rooms: 775
8 rooms: 506
9 or more rooms: 463

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crawford County, Wisconsin:

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 121
3 rooms: 297
4 rooms: 391
5 rooms: 353
6 rooms: 151
7 rooms: 98
8 rooms: 64
9 or more rooms: 51

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Crawford County:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 180
2 bedrooms: 1,339
3 bedrooms: 2,474
4 bedrooms: 882
5 or more bedrooms: 248

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crawford County:

no bedroom: 27
1 bedroom: 408
2 bedrooms: 619
3 bedrooms: 335
4 bedrooms: 125
5 or more bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Crawford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 234
1 vehicle: 1,357
2 vehicles: 2,255
3 vehicles: 972
4 vehicles: 260
5 or more vehicles: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Crawford County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 232
1 vehicle: 717
2 vehicles: 449
3 vehicles: 127
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 0

62% of Crawford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Wisconsin.

Crawford County:	62.1%
State average:	57.2%

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

This state: 13255
Northeast: 184
Midwest: 2924
South: 318
West: 386

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (49%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Wood (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (43%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 378

Here:	18.7%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55

Here:	4.3%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 62

Here:	17.0%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Crawford County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,647,000
Parks & Recreation: $57,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,010,000
Parks & Recreation: $481,000

General Public Buildings: $156,000

Natural Resources - Other: $37,000

Health - Other: $8,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $6,481,000
Regular Highways: $2,676,000

Health Services - Other: $990,000

Police Protection: $958,000

Corrections - Other: $936,000

General - Other: $715,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $636,000

Financial Administration: $489,000

General Public Buildings: $246,000

Central Staff Services: $238,000

Natural Resources - Other: $214,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $173,000

Parks & Recreation: $80,000

Libraries: $63,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $449,000
All Other: $89,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $342,000
General Revenue, NEC: $294,000

Rents: $59,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $314,000
Central Staff: $130,000

General - Other: $19,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,948,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,846,000
Highways: $1,582,000

General Support: $1,446,000

All Other: $346,000

Health & Hospitals: $71,000

Education: $9,000
Tax - Property: $3,517,000
Total General Sales: $1,177,000

NEC: $53,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,368,000

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