Forest County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Forest County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 5,016	(50.0%)
Females: 5,008	(50.0%)

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Forest County:	2.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,986
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Forest County:	$117,192
Wisconsin:	$168,800

This county:	$307
State:	$569

Forest County:	$121,530
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Detached houses: $154,720

Here:	$154,720
State:	$215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,601

Here:	$163,601
State:	$196,806

In 2-unit structures: $125,400

Here:	$125,400
State:	$167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,485

Here:	$253,485
State:	$190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $488,077

Here:	$488,077
State:	$174,098

Mobile homes: $44,052

Here:	$44,052
State:	$36,669

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,500

Here:	$42,500
State:	$116,376

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 147
• Auto thefts: 17

This county:	13.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Forest County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crandon, Laona, Wabeno, Nashville, Lincoln, Argonne, Armstrong Creek, Hiles, Freedom, Blackwell.

2005 air pollution in Forest County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.8 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Florence County , Langlade County , Iron County, Michigan , Marinette County , Oconto County , Oneida County , Vilas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Forest County: Town of Laona Beach and Public Picnic Area (A), Pig Snout Siding (B), Town Park Recreation Site (C), Franklin Lake Campground (D), Brule River Recreation Area (E), Big Joe Campground (F), Scott-Shelp Lake Hemlock Grove Point of Interest (G), Headwaters of Wolf River Point of Interest (H), Pine Lake Campground (I), Stevens Lake Campground (J), Luna-White Deer Campground (K), Camp Ten (L), Giant Pine Grove Point of Interest (M), Giant Pine Ski and Hike Parking Lot (N), Blackwell Job Corps Center (O), Camp White Deer (P), Eastern Continental Divide Point of Interest (Q), Burnt Bridge Campground (R), Bear Lake Campground (S), Griswolds Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Argonne Cemetery (2), Crandon Cemetery (3), Saint Ambrose Cemetery (4), Roseland Cemetery (5), Lakeview Cemetery (6), Laona Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ramsdell Lake (A), Spring Pond (B), Piledriver Lake (C), Spring Lake (D), Marshall Lake (E), Quartz Lake (F), Purdy Lake (G), Echo Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Richardson Creek (A), Alvin Creek (B), Outlet Creek (C), Whiting Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Allen Creek (F), Haymeadow Creek (G), Round Creek (H), Kufner Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Forest County include: Veteran Memorial Park (1), Bog Brook State Wildlife Area (2), Bose Lake Hemlock-Hardwoods State Natural Area (3), Scott Lake-Shelp Lake State Natural Area (4), Little Rice State Wildlife Area (5), Argonne Experimental Forest (6), Giant White Pine Grove State Natural Area (7), Bastile Lake State Natural Area (8), McCaslin Mountain State Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 222
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (68% naturalized citizens)

Forest County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,744
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 67
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 107
• 10 to 19: 127
• 20 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 1,055
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Forest County with a mortgage: 1,141 (73 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,026

Here:	52.7% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Forest County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1994, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,915 (74%) Carpooled: 519 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 238 (6%) Other means: 37 (1%) Worked at home: 228 (6%)

6.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($29,214 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($5,171 average AGI)

Forest County:	1.23%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Oneida County, WI	0.63% ($23,864 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.46% ($40,500)
from Brown County, WI	0.40% ($43,786)
from Langlade County, WI	0.34% ($35,917)
from Oconto County, WI	0.34% ($28,750)
from Outagamie County, WI	0.34% ($56,750)

5.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.66%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($23,325 average AGI)
1.27% relocated to other states ($8,218 average AGI)

Forest County:	1.27%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Oneida County, WI	0.60% ($36,810 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI	0.58% ($36,650)
to Oconto County, WI	0.43% ($31,933)
to Outagamie County, WI	0.37% ($21,923)
to Langlade County, WI	0.32% ($19,091)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.29% ($34,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,092 (1,829 aged, 263 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,282 (2,248 male householders, 531 female householders)

  2,208 spouses, 2,767 children (2,599 natural, 42 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 76 other relatives, 208 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,382 (609 male householders (549 living alone)), 640 female householders (587 living alone)), 133 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 360 (220 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,384 2-persons, 564 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,136 1-person, 108 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

94.8% of residents of Forest County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $74,616,000 ($7499 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $569,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,767,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,413,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,015,000
Federal grants: $24,612,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,626,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,183,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $493,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $629,000
Federal Government insurance: $720,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

62% of Forest County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Wisconsin.

Forest County:	62.3%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 8299
• Northeast: 67
• Midwest: 1149
• South: 245
• West: 123

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,300

Here:	1.7%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	9.6%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	7.2%
Wisconsin:	18.1%