Juneau County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.7%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.0%), Retail trade (12.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Juneau County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 12,162	(50.0%)
Females: 12,154	(50.0%)

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Juneau County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$38,009
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Juneau County	$98,864
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 74
• Burglaries: 83
• Thefts: 148
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 123
• Thefts: 122
• Auto thefts: 27

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Juneau County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $686 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mauston, Necedah, Lemonweir, Elroy, New Lisbon, Lyndon, Germantown, Lisbon, Wonewoc, Clearfield.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Columbia County , Jackson County , Monroe County , Sauk County , Vernon County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Juneau County: Camp Dells Campground (A), Tunnel (B), Camp Upham (C), Campground Number Five (D), Campground Number Four (E), Campground Number One (F), Campground Number Two (G), Wisconsin Dells Speedway (H), Woodside Ranch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Juneau County include: Adventist Church (A), Plymouth Church (B), Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine (C), Indian Baptist Church (D), East Lemonweir Lutheran Church (E), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church (F), Saint Paul Church (G), Kingdom Hall (H), Native American Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), Indian Baptist Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3), West Lemonweir Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Cemetery (5), Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery (6), Saint Anns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Number One Pool (A), Number Two Pool (B), Eagle Nest Flowage (C), Eagle Nest Flowage 74 (D), Meadow Valley Flowage (E), Number Nineteen Pool (F), Number Thirteen Pool (G), Number Twenty-eight Pool (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Onemile Creek (A), Cleaver Creek (B), Hoton Creek (C), Brewer Creek (D), Holtzlander Creek (E), Stewart Creek (F), Lyndon Creek (G), Lemonweir River (H), Hills Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Juneau County include: Cranberry Creek Mound Group State Natural Area (1), Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest State Natural Area (2), Buckhorn Barrens State Natural Area (3), Buckhorn State Park (4), Buckhorn State Wildlife Area (5), Meadow Valley State Wildlife Area (6), Castle Rock County Park (7), Kennedy County Park (8), Rocky Arbor State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 554
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: 375 (53% naturalized citizens)

Juneau County:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,259
• One, attached: 127
• Two: 361
• 3 or 4: 236
• 5 to 9: 291
• 10 to 19: 175
• 20 or more: 110
• Mobile homes: 2,742
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Juneau County with a mortgage: 2,547 (341 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,693

Juneau County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 54 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1985, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 22 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,733 (78%) Carpooled: 1,308 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Railroad: 3 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 481 (4%) Other means: 97 (1%) Worked at home: 563 (5%)

7.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,770 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.79%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.22% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($24,566 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($7,205 average AGI)

Juneau County:	1.57%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Sauk County, WI	1.19% ($29,900 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WI	0.85% ($29,674)
from Dane County, WI	0.48% ($38,188)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.44% ($36,000)
from Adams County, WI	0.44% ($23,705)
from Columbia County, WI	0.32% ($24,125)
from La Crosse County, WI	0.24% ($33,083)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.48% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($21,153 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($6,004 average AGI)

Juneau County:	1.61%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Sauk County, WI	1.30% ($27,785 average AGI)
to Monroe County, WI	1.01% ($25,624)
to Dane County, WI	0.50% ($27,900)
to La Crosse County, WI	0.40% ($16,600)
to Adams County, WI	0.33% ($29,212)
to Columbia County, WI	0.24% ($23,667)
to Vernon County, WI	0.21% ($25,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,979 (4,285 aged, 694 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: 20,406 (5,516 male householders, 1,200 female householders)

  5,419 spouses, 7,053 children (6,402 natural, 202 adopted, 449 stepchildren), 252 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 183 other relatives, 515 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,545 (1,452 male householders (1,146 living alone)), 1,525 female householders (1,387 living alone)), 568 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 365 (217 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,217 2-persons, 1,426 3-persons, 1,140 4-persons, 589 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,533 1-person, 362 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

95.7% of residents of Juneau County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $180,433,000 ($7068 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $39,194,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,903,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,134,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,564,000
Federal grants: $28,958,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,299,000 ($5,544,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $35,575,000 ($30,242,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,809,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,477,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+92 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.31 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

61% of Juneau County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Wisconsin.

Juneau County:	61.3%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 18000
• Northeast: 284
• Midwest: 4466
• South: 677
• West: 439

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,600

Here:	13.9%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	7.5%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	13.1%
Wisconsin:	18.1%