Marinette County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	32%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Marinette County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 21,415	(49.4%)
Females: 21,969	(50.6%)

Marinette County:	2.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$37,924
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Marinette County	$96,920
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 159
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 186
• Thefts: 241
• Auto thefts: 31

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marinette County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marinette, Peshtigo, Pacific, Harmony, Porterfield, Niagara, Pound, Dunbar, Wausaukee, Beaver.

Neighboring counties: Florence County , Forest County , Dickinson County, Michigan , Oconto County , Menominee County, Michigan .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marinette County: Chalk Hill Camp (A), Brown Memorial Camp (B), Bible Camp (C), Thunder River State Rearing Station (D), Thunder Mountain Ranch (E), Girard Junction Lookout Tower (F), Sundown Golf Course (G), Little River Country Club (H), Wagner Townhall (I), Peshtigo Townhall (J), Niagara Townhall (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marinette County include: White Rapids Church (A), Saint Mary of the Cliff Church (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Beaver Church (D), Beecher Church (E), Community Church (F), Porterfield Church (G), Section Eight Church (H), Saint Matthews Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Glenwood Cemetery (2), Glenwood Memorial Gardens (3), Amberg Cemetery (4), Saint Edwards Cemetery (5), Athelstane Cemetery (6), Pinehill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Rainbow Lake (A), Dvorak Lake (B), Spring Lake (C), Eagle Lake (D), Hazel Lake (E), Headquarters Lake (F), East Pickerel Pond (G), Spies Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bundy Creek (A), Outlet, The (B), Otter Creek (C), Rosey Creek (D), Little Peshtigo River (E), Sullivan Creek (F), Harvey Creek (G), Eagle Creek (H), Gravelly Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marinette County include: Veterans Memorial Park (1), Twin Bridge Park (2), Twelvefoot Falls County Park (3), Camp Bird State Youth Recreational Center (4), Daves Falls County Park (5), Menominee River County Park (6), Town Corner State Wildlife Management Area (7), Amberg State Public Hunting Grounds (8), Old Veteran Lake Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 1,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 540 (61% naturalized citizens)

Marinette County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,383
• One, attached: 187
• Two: 743
• 3 or 4: 356
• 5 to 9: 343
• 10 to 19: 287
• 20 or more: 576
• Mobile homes: 4,298
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Marinette County with a mortgage: 5,505 (600 second mortgage, 801 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,653

Marinette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,625 (78%) Carpooled: 2,284 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 93 (0%) Walked: 865 (4%) Other means: 137 (1%) Worked at home: 909 (5%)

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.85% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($20,652 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($16,566 average AGI)

Marinette County:	2.69%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Menominee County, MI	1.02% ($26,789 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI	0.83% ($32,719)
from Oconto County, WI	0.46% ($27,831)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.30% ($48,560)
from Dickinson County, MI	0.25% ($23,833)
from Outagamie County, WI	0.12% ($41,810)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.12% ($49,000)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($630 average AGI)

Marinette County:	0.08%
Wisconsin average:	0.04%

3.30% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($16,254 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($15,695 average AGI)

Marinette County:	2.83%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Brown County, WI	1.15% ($25,722 average AGI)
to Menominee County, MI	0.86% ($32,455)
to Oconto County, WI	0.40% ($31,926)
to Dickinson County, MI	0.28% ($21,083)
to Dane County, WI	0.20% ($23,091)
to Outagamie County, WI	0.18% ($32,233)
to Winnebago County, WI	0.15% ($31,720)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,223 (8,084 aged, 1,139 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,363 (10,001 male householders, 1,903 female householders)

  9,914 spouses, 12,116 children (11,044 natural, 282 adopted, 790 stepchildren), 282 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 215 parents, 167 other relatives, 617 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,566 (2,721 male householders (2,299 living alone)), 2,965 female householders (2,689 living alone)), 880 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,455 (499 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,981 2-persons, 2,403 3-persons, 2,107 4-persons, 973 5-persons, 341 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,988 1-person, 571 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

7,682 married couples with children.
1,927 single-parent households (549 men, 1,378 women).

96.1% of residents of Marinette County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $258,173,000 ($5954 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,823,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $130,610,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,544,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,744,000
Federal grants: $56,553,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,611,000 ($3,742,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,110,000 ($570,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,508,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,717,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,574,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.50 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

65% of Marinette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Wisconsin.

Marinette County:	64.5%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 28927
• Northeast: 609
• Midwest: 11507
• South: 865
• West: 766

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,900

Here:	10.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	6.4%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	41.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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