Forest County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 7,16877.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,03611.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 6947.5%Two or more races
  • 2422.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 590.6%Some other race alone
  • 270.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 180.2%Asian alone

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,876 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,881 (1.1%)

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, Argonne, Armstrong Creek, Mole Lake, Hiles, Blackwell, Alvin.

2023 air pollution in Forest County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Penobscot County, Maine , Skamania County, Washington , Park County, Montana , Polk County .

Current college students: 222
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 51 (61.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 182010 or later
• 42000 to 2009
• 121990 to 1999
• 141980 to 1989
• 161970 to 1979
• 37Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,547
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 59
• 3 or 4: 58
• 5 to 9: 80
• 10 to 19: 135
• 20 to 49: 12
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 812

Housing units in Forest County with a mortgage: 1,544 (196 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 167 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144

Religion statistics for Forest County

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Agriculture in Forest County:

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: 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

7.35% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,813 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.50% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($61,220 average AGI)
0.85% relocated from other states ($7,593 average AGI)

Forest County:	0.85%
Wisconsin average:	2.19%

from Outagamie County, WI	0.80% ($67,655 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI	0.74% ($76,852)
from Oneida County, WI	0.55% ($62,500)

4.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,365 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($51,365 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Brown County, WI

0.76% ($73,852 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Forest County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,997 (590 living alone), Female householders: 1,825 (522 living alone)

• 2,011 spouses (2,004 opposite-sex spouses), 302 unmarried partners, (284 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,253 children (2,132 natural, 38 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 1 foster children, 142 other relatives, 159 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 271

Size of family households: 1,573 2-persons, 379 3-persons, 300 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,112 1-person, 187 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,094 married couples with children.
513 single-parent households (218 men, 295 women).

96.9% of residents of Forest speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $74,616,000 ($7,499 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Forest County, Wisconsin
• 272020 or later
• 6272010 to 2019
• 1,1922000 to 2009
• 1,2031990 to 1999
• 1,4711980 to 1989
• 1,3721970 to 1979
• 6831960 to 1969
• 5611950 to 1959
• 4901940 to 1949
• 1,0401939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Forest County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest County, Wisconsin
• 71 room
• 162 rooms
• 1653 rooms
• 4534 rooms
• 6755 rooms
• 6386 rooms
• 4437 rooms
• 3008 rooms
• 4359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest County, Wisconsin
• 81 room
• 632 rooms
• 1093 rooms
• 1554 rooms
• 1885 rooms
• 946 rooms
• 447 rooms
• 188 rooms
• 259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Forest County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest County, Wisconsin
• 11no bedroom
• 921 bedroom
• 8912 bedrooms
• 1,3893 bedrooms
• 5124 bedrooms
• 2335+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest County, Wisconsin
• 21no bedroom
• 1621 bedroom
• 2342 bedrooms
• 2133 bedrooms
• 714 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Forest County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 100no vehicle
• 7821 vehicle
• 1,3372 vehicles
• 6553 vehicles
• 1804 vehicles
• 725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Forest County in renter-occupied apartments
• 69no vehicle
• 3651 vehicle
• 2132 vehicles
• 433 vehicles
• 134 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.4% of Forest County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Wisconsin.

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

• This state: 7,563
• Other state: 1,588
• Northeast: 65
• Midwest: 1,092
• South: 174
• West: 259

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 200
• Number of aged recipients: 22
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 178
• Number of recipients under 18: 25
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 123
• Number of recipients older than 64: 52
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 102
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 76

Forest County on our top lists:

• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"