Grant County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

This county:	11.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (17.3%), Retail trade (13.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Grant County, Wisconsin business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Grant County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 25,164	(50.7%)
Females: 24,433	(49.3%)

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Grant County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$39,013
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Grant County	$108,306
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 73
• Auto thefts: 7

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: Platteville, Lancaster, Boscobel, Union, Fennimore, Cuba City, Jamestown, Muscoda, Lanark, Little Wolf.

2005 air pollution in Grant County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Clayton County, Iowa , Iowa County , Dubuque County, Iowa , Lafayette County , Jo Daviess County, Illinois , Richland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grant County: Walnut Grove School (A), Walker Corner (B), Happy Corners (C), Castle Rock (D), Hickory Grove Country Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grant County include: Whig Church (A), Marion Church (B), Advent Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Castle Rock Church (E), Lima-Union Church (F), Blue River Valley Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: German Cemetery (1), Whig Cemetery (2), Casler Cemetery (3), Lydia Cemetery (4), Cassville Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Jamestown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ferry Lake (A), McCartney Lake (B), Bertom Lake (C), O'Leary Lake (D), Dead Lake (E), Woodman Lake (F), Dixon Lake (G), 0.37 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Branch (A), Lee Branch (B), Rogers Branch (C), Little Green River (D), Rountree Branch (E), Kuenster Creek (F), Culver Branch (G), Kieler Creek (H), Willow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grant County include: Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area (1), Grant River Recreation Area (2), Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area (3), Nelson Dewey State Park (4), Klondyke Park (5), Gasner Hollow Prairie State Natural Area (6), Adiantum Woods State Natural Area (7), Dewey Heights Prairie State Natural Area (8), Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 5,323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 476 (51% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,864
• One, attached: 239
• Two: 896
• 3 or 4: 595
• 5 to 9: 496
• 10 to 19: 600
• 20 or more: 678
• Mobile homes: 1,562
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 5,304 (547 second mortgage, 608 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,259

Grant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/26/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,884 (72%) Carpooled: 2,841 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%) Railroad: 3 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 130 (1%) Walked: 1,671 (7%) Other means: 168 (1%) Worked at home: 1,939 (8%)

5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.30%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.53% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($20,124 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($10,493 average AGI)

Grant County:	1.77%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Iowa County, WI	0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI	0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI	0.42% ($37,282)
from Crawford County, WI	0.38% ($28,229)
from Richland County, WI	0.32% ($31,450)
from Dubuque County, IA	0.31% ($28,724)
from Jo Daviess County, IL	0.14% ($32,385)

6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($28,792 average AGI)
2.34% relocated to other states ($11,324 average AGI)

Grant County:	2.34%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Dane County, WI	0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA	0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI	0.44% ($27,841)
to Crawford County, WI	0.43% ($26,388)
to Lafayette County, WI	0.37% ($28,594)
to Richland County, WI	0.34% ($23,302)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.15% ($20,821)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,347 (8,463 aged, 884 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,617 (10,599 male householders, 1,947 female householders)

  10,525 spouses, 13,881 children (12,854 natural, 270 adopted, 757 stepchildren), 263 grandchildren, 235 brothers or sisters, 201 parents, 198 other relatives, 768 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,688 (2,699 male householders (1,961 living alone)), 3,270 female householders (2,840 living alone)), 1,719 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,292 (800 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,738 2-persons, 2,612 3-persons, 2,398 4-persons, 1,186 5-persons, 414 6-persons, 198 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,801 1-person, 831 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

9,122 married couples with children.
2,109 single-parent households (612 men, 1,497 women).

96.3% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $279,226,000 ($5624 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,641,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $118,016,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,812,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,815,000
Federal grants: $74,397,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,959,000 ($316,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,226,000 ($1,175,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,576,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,282,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

60% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Wisconsin.

Grant County:	59.8%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 35161
• Northeast: 665
• Midwest: 11615
• South: 766
• West: 753

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,600

Here:	15.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	2.7%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	4.3%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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