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Green County, WI mapCounty population in 2005: 35,165 (43% urban, 57% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,737
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,475
% of renters here:  26%
State:  32%
Land area: 584 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 60 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Green County, Wisconsin business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Green County, Wisconsin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 16,558  (49.2%)
Females: 17,089  (50.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,072
County population in 2003: 34,313
Jobs in 2003: 15,107

Green County,WI real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 19,552
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:
Green County:  2.5 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,499 ($43,228 in 2000)
This county  $46,499
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $135,660
Green County  $135,660
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $464
Institutionalized population: 332
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Green County in 2000: $961


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

Green County races chart


Green County, WI map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Green County Wisconsin:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,951 (2.0%)

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, Dayton, New Glarus, Brooklyn, Exeter, Albany, Monticello, Clarno, Day.

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


Green County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Wisconsin:  4.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 92
  • 1990 to 1994: 47
  • 1985 to 1989: 43
  • 1980 to 1984: 9
  • 1975 to 1979: 26
  • 1970 to 1974: 37
  • 1970 to 1974: 18
  • 1965 to 1969: 163

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

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

Green County marital status for males

Green County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Green County
Average size of farms: 206 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78668
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $128.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70004
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85736
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.62
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.07%
Corn for grain: 72895 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3470 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 43667 harvested acres
Vegetables: 593 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acres

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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



  • Other Western Europe (20%)
  • Germany (19%)
  • Mexico (14%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • South Africa (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Green County:



  • German (32%)
  • Swiss (20%)
  • Norwegian (15%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • English (6%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Polish (2%)

Green County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Green County, Wisconsin
  • 283 people in nursing homes
  • 107 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 24 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 21 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,526.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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



Births per 1000 population in Green County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Green County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Green County

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


Households: 33,137
  • 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.

6,803 married couples with children.
1,670 single-parent households (528 men, 1,142 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,054
Here:  58 per 1000 residents
State:  65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,694
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +66
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,150
Here:  +33 per 1000 residents
State:  +3 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Green County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 281
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,164
  • 1990 to 1994: 773
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,179
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,371
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,267
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,017
  • 1940 to 1949: 843
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,983


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

  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 34
  • 3 rooms: 125
  • 4 rooms: 668
  • 5 rooms: 2,161
  • 6 rooms: 2,300
  • 7 rooms: 1,833
  • 8 rooms: 1,424
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,178


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

  • 1 room: 68
  • 2 rooms: 232
  • 3 rooms: 506
  • 4 rooms: 974
  • 5 rooms: 743
  • 6 rooms: 393
  • 7 rooms: 297
  • 8 rooms: 152
  • 9 or more rooms: 110


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

  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedroom: 179
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,932
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,417
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,850
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 340


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Green County:

  • no bedroom: 74
  • 1 bedroom: 755
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,527
  • 3 bedrooms: 813
  • 4 bedrooms: 230
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 76


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

  • no vehicle: 269
  • 1 vehicle: 2,299
  • 2 vehicles: 4,572
  • 3 vehicles: 1,883
  • 4 vehicles: 522
  • 5 or more vehicles: 192


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

  • no vehicle: 479
  • 1 vehicle: 1,605
  • 2 vehicles: 1,013
  • 3 vehicles: 277
  • 4 vehicles: 68
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 204
Here:  4.9%
Wisconsin:  16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:  2.3%
Wisconsin:  9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 102
Here:  13.4%
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)

Green County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $9,224,000
    Solid Waste Management: $427,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,399,000
    General Public Buildings: $48,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $13,868,000
    Regular Highways: $6,622,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,986,000
    Police Protection: $2,421,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,003,000
    Corrections - Other: $936,000
    General - Other: $865,000
    Solid Waste Management: $854,000
    Financial Administration: $588,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $564,000
    General Public Buildings: $447,000
    Central Staff Services: $390,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $208,000
    Libraries: $189,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $179,000
    Parks & Recreation: $120,000
    Housing & Community Development: $108,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $13,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $211,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,099,000
    All Other: $640,000
    Health & Hospitals: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $120,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $491,000
    Interest Earnings: $347,000
    Rents: $36,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $115,000
    Health - Other: $104,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $27,000
    General - Other: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    Judicial: $2,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,664,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,294,000
    Health & Hospitals: $2,506,000
    Highways: $1,617,000
    General Support: $1,429,000
    All Other: $740,000
    Housing & Community Development: $383,000
    Education: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,826,000
    NEC: $266,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,962,000

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