Races in Monroe County, Wisconsin:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,434 ($37,170 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $483 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $590)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $124,938 (it was $79,300 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,426 - $188,545

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $156,911

Here:	$156,911
State:	$212,450

Townhouses or other attached units: $356,692

Here:	$356,692
State:	$187,116

In 2-unit structures: $228,263

Here:	$228,263
State:	$165,377

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,342

Here:	$140,342
State:	$158,801

Mobile homes: $52,388

Here:	$52,388
State:	$36,669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,149
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $381

Institutionalized population: 572

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 78
• Thefts: 146
• Auto thefts: 23

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,321 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,089 (1.9%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.5%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.5% for Black residents, 29.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.9% for American Indian residents, 30.0% for other race residents, 1.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 30 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sparta, Tomah, La Grange, Byron, Little Falls, Angelo, Cashton, Wilton, Leon, Lincoln.

Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Monroe County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Monroe County: Hiawatha Golf Club (A), Camp McCoy (B), Salzwedel Cranberry Marsh (C), Maple Ridge Orchard (D), Moseley's Fruit and Vegetable Farm (E), Hoffman Corners (F), Sutcliffe Corners (G), Old Camp McCoy (H), Fort McCoy Fire Department Main Station (I), Fort McCoy Fire Department South Station (J), Oakdale Area Fire Association La Grange Station (K), Wells Town Hall (L), Rolling Hills County Home (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Monroe County include: Glass Church (A), Fish Creek Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Big Creek Church (D), Immanuel Church (E), Welch Church (F), Skogdalen Church (G), Assembly of God Church (H), Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Angelo Cemetery (1), Rest Haven Cemetery (2), Dannavang Cemetery (3), Dorset Cemetery (4), Oakdale Cemetery (5), Wood Cemetery (6), Aney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), West Sandy Lake (B), Sandy Lake (C), Pinnacle Rock Pond (D), North Flowage (E), Big Sandy Lake (F), Shallow Lake (G), Deep Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Creek (A), Apple Creek (B), Bailey Creek (C), Beltz Creek (D), Big Creek (E), South Fork Lemonweir River (F), Sparta Creek (G), Jay Creek (H), Ranch Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Monroe County include: Mill Bluff State Natural Area (1), Eureka Maple Woods State Natural Area (2), Fort McCoy Barrens State Natural Area (3), Portland Maples State Natural Area (4), Sand Creek Pines State Natural Area (5), Mill Bluff State Park (6), Big Creek State Fishery Area (7), Evans Pond State Fishery Area (8), La Crosse River State Fishery Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Jackson County , Juneau County , La Crosse County , Vernon County .

Current college students: 1,027
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 751 (38% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,828
• One, attached: 245
• Two: 997
• 3 or 4: 630
• 5 to 9: 467
• 10 to 19: 260
• 20 or more: 324
• Mobile homes: 1,890
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 4,718 (710 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,401

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.31%

Here		61.3%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 25,076
Total congregations: 70

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	10,345 (41.3%)	3,920 (15.6%)	3,897 (15.5%)	1,481 (5.9%)	1,074 (4.3%)
Congregations	9 (12.9%)	9 (12.9%)	7 (10.0%)	6 (8.6%)	3 (4.3%)

Name	Old Order Amish	Evangelical Free Church of America	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	910 (3.6%)	632 (2.5%)	630 (2.5%)	366 (1.5%)	1,821 (7.3%)
Congregations	13 (18.6%)	4 (5.7%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	16 (22.9%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Monroe County - Sparta, Tomah, La Grange, Byron, Little Falls

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Monroe County:

Average size of farms: 182 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52,927
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.61%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41,913
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54,494
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.99%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 35.42%
Corn for grain: 43417 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 477 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15050 harvested acres
Vegetables: 114 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 109 acres

Tornado activity:

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 28 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.

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 5, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1768): June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3249): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 7, 2004 to July 3, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1526): June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1332): June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Heavy Rain And Flooding, Incident Period: June 18, 1998 to June 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1236): July 24, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 7, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-994): July 2, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: August 17, 1990 to August 19, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-877): August 30, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-877, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Hail, Flooding, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 7, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-559): July 7, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-559, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared (EM-3014): June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3014, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,993.

6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,168 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($584 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.10%
Wisconsin average:	0.08%

4.23% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($19,332 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($13,252 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.40%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

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

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,591 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.13% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($19,137 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($12,454 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.24%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,328 (5,447 aged, 881 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.72
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3867.760
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 188.790
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28487.82

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1449.210
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1074.010
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.69

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.83
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56.28

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.03

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.5. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43,814

• In family households: 36,979 (8,894 male householders, 2,846 female householders)

  9,160 spouses, 13,308 children (12,271 natural, 277 adopted, 760 stepchildren), 598 grandchildren, 263 brothers or sisters, 225 parents, 296 other relatives, 1,225 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,835 (2,935 male householders (2,346 living alone)), 2,701 female householders (2,303 living alone)), 1,199 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 859 (572 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,464 2-persons, 2,428 3-persons, 2,076 4-persons, 1,049 5-persons, 400 6-persons, 323 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,649 1-person, 841 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

92.4% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $373,208,000 ($8807 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $114,239,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,642,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,698,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,393,000
Federal grants: $49,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $87,263,000 ($76,022,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $71,447,000 ($28,950,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,979,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,726,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,576,000

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

Births: 3,141

Deaths: 2,153

Net international migration: +182

Net internal migration: +648

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

59% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Wisconsin.

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

• This state: 31402
• Northeast: 686
• Midwest: 5686
• South: 1260
• West: 819

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,036

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 129

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 717
• Number of aged recipients: 60
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 657
• Number of recipients under 18: 137
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 454
• Number of recipients older than 64: 126
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 284
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 306

Most common first names in Monroe County, WI among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	949	75.2 years
William	771	75.9 years
Mary	734	79.1 years
Robert	654	69.7 years
Joseph	569	76.9 years
George	506	76.9 years
Frank	501	78.2 years
Edward	489	76.8 years
Helen	464	80.9 years
Anna	458	84.9 years

Most common last names in Monroe County, WI among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	296	73.8 years
Smith	225	75.6 years
Miller	200	77.7 years
Anderson	162	76.7 years
Williams	162	70.2 years
Brown	146	72.8 years
Olson	138	76.6 years
Schmidt	128	77.9 years
Schultz	119	75.9 years
Jones	115	74.4 years

Businesses in Monroe County, WI
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Lane Furniture	2
Ace Hardware	2		Long John Silver's	1
AmericInn	2		MasterBrand Cabinets	5
Arby's	2		Maurices	1
Best Western	1		McDonald's	5
Blockbuster	1		Microtel	1
Burger King	5		Nike	4
Church's Chicken	1		Office Depot	1
Comfort Inn	1		Payless	1
Cricket Wireless	2		Penske	1
Curves	3		Pizza Hut	4
Dairy Queen	3		Popeyes	2
Days Inn	1		RadioShack	2
Domino's Pizza	1		Sears	3
Econo Lodge	1		Slumberland	1
Fashion Bug	1		Starbucks	1
FedEx	8		Subway	8
Foot Locker	1		Super 8	2
GNC	1		T-Mobile	1
GameStop	2		Taco Bell	2
Goodwill	3		True Value	2
H&R Block	5		U-Haul	7
Hardee's	1		U.S. Cellular	3
Holiday Inn	2		UPS	14
Home Depot	1		Verizon Wireless	2
Jones New York	2		Walgreens	3
KFC	4		Walmart	4
Kmart	1		Wendy's	2
Knights Inn	1		YMCA	1
La-Z-Boy	3

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