Menominee County, Wisconsin (WI)

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County population in July 2007: 4,616 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,002
Renter-occupied apartments: 343

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Land area: 358 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Menominee County: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (25.8%), Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Public administration (15.9%), Manufacturing (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 50%
Government: 44%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Menominee County, Wisconsin:

American Indian (87.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (11.5%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	27.7 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 2,250	(49.3%)
Females: 2,312	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,698
County population in 2003: 4,617
Jobs in 2003: 2,150

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Menominee County,WI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,688
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.7%

Average household size:

Menominee County:	3.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,002 ($29,440 in 1999)

This county:	$34,002
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $215 (lower quartile is $120, upper quartile is $327)

This county:	$215
State:	$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,382 (it was $58,000 in 2000)

Menominee County:	$92,382
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,191 - $190,008

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $142,274
Here: $142,274
State: $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $325,695
Here: $325,695
State: $196,806

Mobile homes: $23,216
Here: $23,216
State: $36,669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,130
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $300

Institutionalized population: 35

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 32
Auto thefts: 2

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Menominee County, WI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 28 buildings, average cost: $115,800
2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $113,500
2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $98,100
2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $137,500
2004: 37 buildings, average cost: $152,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Menominee County Wisconsin:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 82.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 16.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,248 (2.2%)

Menominee County household income distribution in 2007

Menominee County home values distribution

Menominee County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	28.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Menominee County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Menominee, Keshena, Neopit, Middle Village, Zoar.

Neighboring counties: Langlade County , Oconto County , Shawano County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Menominee County: Menominee Reservation Campground (A), Red River Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Menominee County: Saint Joseph Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: West Branch Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hazel Lake (A), Pine Lake (B), Hemlock Lake (C), Elma, Lake (D), Marsh Lake (E), Founder Lake (F), Weso Lake (G), McCall Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Lazy Creek (A), Oshkosh Creek (B), Noseum Creek (C), Little West Branch Creek (D), Minnow Creek (E), Ducknest Creek (F), Menominee Creek (G), McCall Creek (H), Founder Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Menominee County: Spirit Rock Historic Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	12.5%
Wisconsin:	8.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 170
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 121 (39% naturalized citizens)

Menominee County:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 39 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.9%

Menominee County marital status for males

Menominee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,733
One, attached: 14
Two: 16
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 15
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 265

Housing units in Menominee County with a mortgage: 267 (14 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 440

Here:	37.8% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 3,173
Total congregations: 5
Religions in Menominee County - Menominee, Keshena, Neopit, Middle Village, Zoar

Agriculture in Menominee County
Average size of farms: 89 acres
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $2432
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $12500
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years

Menominee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
Construction (15%)
Wood products (13%)
Public administration (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (22%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (18%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

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

Laos (49%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
India (7%)
Thailand (6%)
Philippines (4%)
Other Eastern Africa (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Menominee County (%):

German (5%)
Irish (2%)
English (1%)
Lithuanian (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Norwegian (1%)
Polish (1%)

Menominee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 956 (70%)
Carpooled: 279 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (2%)
Walked: 46 (3%)
Other means: 25 (2%)
Worked at home: 30 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $28,701.

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.10% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($23,673 average AGI)
0.77% relocated from other states ($2,265 average AGI)
Menominee County: 0.77%
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 Shawano County, WI	2.73% ($21,462 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI	1.12% ($19,063)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.77% ($47,182)

7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.65% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($20,104 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($5,017 average AGI)
Menominee County: 1.32%
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 Shawano County, WI	3.53% ($28,118 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI	0.76% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 23.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.6

Births per 1000 population in Menominee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Menominee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Menominee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 544 (437 aged, 107 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1703.060
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1179.040

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,509

In family households: 4,141 (591 male householders, 469 female householders)
553 spouses, 1,819 children (1,675 natural, 65 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 240 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 185 other relatives, 207 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 368 (117 male householders (84 living alone)), 173 female householders (137 living alone)), 78 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 53 (37 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 307 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 200 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 56 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

88.1% of residents of Menominee County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,299,000 ($11252 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $151,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,905,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,741,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,325,000
Federal grants: $31,293,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $671,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,325,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $473,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 486

Here:	106 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 179

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -279

Here:	-61 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Menominee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 152
1995 to 1998: 140
1990 to 1994: 327
1980 to 1989: 581
1970 to 1979: 496
1960 to 1969: 178
1950 to 1959: 52
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 132

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Menominee County, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 211 5 rooms: 300 6 rooms: 234 7 rooms: 132 8 rooms: 21 9+ rooms: 39

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menominee County, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 33 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 4 9+ rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Menominee County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 301 3 bedrooms: 505 4 bedrooms: 132 5+ bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menominee County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 54 3 bedrooms: 115 4 bedrooms: 100 5+ bedrooms: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Menominee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 343 2 vehicles: 458 3 vehicles: 108 4 vehicles: 46 5+ vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Menominee County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 180 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 0

70% of Menominee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Wisconsin.

Menominee County:	69.7%
State average:	57.2%

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

This state: 3967
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 310
South: 95
West: 50

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68.3%) Wood (15.4%) Utility gas (6.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.0%) Electricity (4.4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60.3%) Wood (17.5%) Utility gas (13.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.1%) Electricity (2.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	5.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.6%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	14.3%
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 (Noninst.)

Menominee County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $494,000
Regular Highways: $67,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $661,000
Welfare - Other: $55,000

Natural Resources - Other: $29,000

General Public Buildings: $28,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $3,272,000
Health Services - Other: $1,161,000

Regular Highways: $828,000

Police Protection: $792,000

General - Other: $332,000

Central Staff Services: $259,000

General Public Buildings: $179,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000

Corrections - Other: $104,000

Solid Waste Management: $99,000

Financial Administration: $98,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $96,000

Natural Resources - Other: $11,000

Libraries: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $14,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $527,000
All Other: $401,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $304,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,925,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,040,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $189,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $210,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000

Rents: $30,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $89,000
Central Staff: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,197,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,562,000
General Support: $1,182,000

Highways: $385,000

All Other: $339,000

Education: $11,000
Tax - Property: $1,400,000
NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,422,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Menominee County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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