Green County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (14.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Green County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 16,558	(49.2%)
Females: 17,089	(50.8%)

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Green County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,927
Wisconsin:	$50,578

This county:	$471
State:	$569

Green County:	$159,519
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Detached houses: $206,121

Here:	$206,121
State:	$215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,412

Here:	$165,412
State:	$196,806

In 2-unit structures: $179,357

Here:	$179,357
State:	$167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,168

Here:	$226,168
State:	$190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,099

Here:	$287,099
State:	$174,098

Mobile homes: $28,289

Here:	$28,289
State:	$36,669

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 124
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 105
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Green County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monroe, Brodhead, New Glarus, Decatur, Exeter, Jefferson, Albany, Monticello, Clarno, Brooklyn.

Neighboring counties: Dane County , Iowa County , Lafayette County , Rock County , Stephenson County, Illinois , Winnebago County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Jordan Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Green County include: Peace Church (A), Adams Church (B), Washington Church (C), Union Church (D), Stavers Church (E), Saint Francis Church (F), Gap Church (G), Jordan Church (H), York Memorial Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Clarence Cemetery (2), Jug Prairie Cemetery (3), Saint James Cemetery (4), Martin Cemetery (5), Decatur Cemetery (6), Ula Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Zander Lake (A), Beckman Lake 4 (B), Decatur Lake (C), Decatur Lake 525 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitehead Creek (A), Riley School Branch (B), Buckskin School Creek (C), Allen Creek (D), Oakley Branch (E), Ross Crossing Creek (F), OK Creek (G), Norwegian Creek (H), Little Richard Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Green County include: Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (1), New Glarus Woods State Park (2), Abrahams Woods State Natural Area (3), Oliver Prairie State Natural Area (4), Muralt Bluff Prairie State Natural Area (5), Weir White Oaks State Natural Area (6), Ward Swartz Decatur Woods State Natural Area (7), York Prairie State Natural Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.4%
Wisconsin:	8.7%

Current college students: 933
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 435 (62% naturalized citizens)

Green County:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,591
• One, attached: 245
• Two: 923
• 3 or 4: 457
• 5 to 9: 403
• 10 to 19: 224
• 20 or more: 368
• Mobile homes: 667

Housing units in Green County with a mortgage: 4,610 (561 second mortgage, 798 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,641

Here:	63.6% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Green County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 50 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Green County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from Green County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,732 (76%) Carpooled: 1,953 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Taxi: 27 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 51 (0%) Walked: 835 (5%) Other means: 95 (1%) Worked at home: 1,287 (7%)

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,995 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.86% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($35,171 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($11,824 average AGI)

Green County:	1.80%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Dane County, WI	2.40% ($49,943 average AGI)
from Rock County, WI	0.82% ($36,750)
from Lafayette County, WI	0.47% ($30,250)
from Stephenson County, IL	0.35% ($23,196)
from Winnebago County, IL	0.18% ($63,769)
from Grant County, WI	0.14% ($45,095)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.10% ($42,133)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($24,804 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($10,775 average AGI)

Green County:	1.78%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Dane County, WI	1.83% ($35,864 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI	0.83% ($35,350)
to Lafayette County, WI	0.36% ($23,346)
to Stephenson County, IL	0.24% ($30,324)
to Grant County, WI	0.14% ($26,350)
to Winnebago County, WI	0.11% ($31,188)
to Winnebago County, IL	0.10% ($36,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
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: 5,379 (4,847 aged, 532 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,360 (7,650 male householders, 1,627 female householders)

  7,824 spouses, 10,106 children (9,412 natural, 183 adopted, 511 stepchildren), 278 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 161 other relatives, 485 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,777 (1,750 male householders (1,335 living alone)), 2,204 female householders (1,952 living alone)), 823 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 510 (324 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,186 2-persons, 1,984 3-persons, 1,917 4-persons, 845 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,287 1-person, 570 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.0% of residents of Green County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,068,000 ($4216 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,004,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $74,152,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,876,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,012,000
Federal grants: $17,749,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,382,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,897,000 ($526,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,295,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,648,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,878,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

59% of Green County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Wisconsin.

Green County:	58.7%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 25797
• Northeast: 398
• Midwest: 5729
• South: 660
• West: 518

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,200

Here:	4.9%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	2.3%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	13.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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