Monroe County, Wisconsin (WI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,162
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,344
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,972 (it was 4,055 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 901 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 51 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 41,41690.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,1994.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 8071.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5181.1%Two or more races
- 4911.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4300.9%Asian alone
- 370.08%Some other race alone
- 160.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 39.9 years |
Males: 23,230 | ![]() |
Females: 22,791 | ![]() |

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Monroe County: | 2.0 people |
Wisconsin: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $61,923 ($37,170 in 1999)
This county: | $61,923 |
Wisconsin: | $64,168 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $666 (lower quartile is $541, upper quartile is $869)
This county: | $666 |
State: | $746 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $169,247 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Monroe: | $169,247 |
Wisconsin: | $197,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,255Detached houses: $217,308
Here: $217,308 State: $243,674 Townhouses or other attached units: $220,039
Here: $220,039 State: $212,164 In 2-unit structures: $166,815
Here: $166,815 State: $191,549 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,377
Here: $142,377 State: $185,896 Mobile homes: $61,034
Here: $61,034 State: $56,469
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $467
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 139 buildings, average cost: $82,100
- 1998: 157 buildings, average cost: $85,200
- 1999: 183 buildings, average cost: $86,200
- 2000: 181 buildings, average cost: $98,800
- 2001: 184 buildings, average cost: $91,300
- 2002: 161 buildings, average cost: $104,300
- 2003: 159 buildings, average cost: $102,300
- 2004: 215 buildings, average cost: $119,000
- 2005: 214 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2006: 178 buildings, average cost: $135,700
- 2007: 151 buildings, average cost: $139,700
- 2008: 119 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2009: 83 buildings, average cost: $144,800
- 2010: 73 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2011: 103 buildings, average cost: $134,500
- 2012: 85 buildings, average cost: $149,300
- 2013: 96 buildings, average cost: $162,400
- 2014: 90 buildings, average cost: $163,900
- 2015: 98 buildings, average cost: $144,500
- 2016: 128 buildings, average cost: $174,100
- 2017: 124 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2018: 109 buildings, average cost: $172,200
- 2019: 99 buildings, average cost: $201,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,697 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,498 (1.7%)
Monroe County: | 10.4% |
Wisconsin: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.8 years old, Females: 40.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.2 years old, Black residents: 32.6 years old, American Indian residents: 35.2 years old, Asian residents: 31.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.3 years old, Other race residents: 28.1 years old)
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, Little Falls, Angelo, Cashton, Adrian, Norwalk, Wellington, Wells, Wilton.
Neighboring counties: Washington County, Vermont , Sheboygan County
, Oscoda County, Michigan
, Wabasha County, Minnesota
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Here: | 4.1% |
Wisconsin: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 1,027
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,132 (47.6% naturalized citizens)
Monroe County: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4102010 or later
- 2742000 to 2009
- 2891990 to 1999
- 1571980 to 1989
- 791970 to 1979
- 145Before 1970
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: 14,346
- One, attached: 605
- Two: 957
- 3 or 4: 721
- 5 to 9: 633
- 10 to 19: 621
- 20 to 49: 397
- 50 or more: 120
- Mobile homes: 1,618
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 7,536 (307 second mortgage, 576 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,153
Here: | 58.3% with mortgage |
State: | 62.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Monroe County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 9,250 | 10 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8,916 | 41 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,462 | 20 |
Other | 304 | 4 |
None | 21,741 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Monroe County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 8.7% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Monroe County: | 27.1% |
State: | 27.5% |
Here: | 12.4% |
State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Monroe County:
Average size of farms: 182 acresAverage 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
Earthquake activity:
Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 191.8 miles away from Monroe County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 404.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 292.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 380.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 404.8 miles away from Monroe County center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 172.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2019 - July 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: August 17, 2018 - September 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4402, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4343, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to September 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4288: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4288, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 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: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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: 1236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Landslides: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18,364 (79.1%)
- Carpooled: 2,169 (9.3%)
- Bus: 37 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 547 (2.4%)
- Bicycle: 93 (0.4%)
- Walked: 761 (3.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,250 (5.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Production occupations (15%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (30%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Canada (6%)
- Russia (5%)
- Ethiopia (5%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Cuba (4%)
- German (35%)
- Norwegian (9%)
- American (8%)
- Pennsylvania German (5%)
- Irish (3%)
- English (3%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Wisconsin in 2000:
- 371 people in nursing homes
- 209 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 146 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 100 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 63 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 61 people in other group homes
- 52 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 30 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Wisconsin in 2010:
- 392 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 123 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 122 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 72 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 69 people in group homes intended for adults
- 51 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 15 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
5.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,664 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.88% |
Wisconsin average: | 5.63% |
0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,236 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.13% Wisconsin average: 0.02%
3.72% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($24,367 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($17,061 average AGI)
Monroe County: 2.03% Wisconsin average: 1.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from La Crosse County, WI | ![]() |
from Juneau County, WI | ![]() |
from Vernon County, WI | ![]() |
from Jackson County, WI | ![]() |
from Dane County, WI | ![]() |
6.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,019 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.19% |
Wisconsin average: | 5.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($27,377 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($14,642 average AGI)
Monroe County: 1.97% Wisconsin average: 2.13%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to La Crosse County, WI | ![]() |
to Juneau County, WI | ![]() |
to Vernon County, WI | ![]() |
to Jackson County, WI | ![]() |
to Dane County, WI | ![]() |
to Trempealeau County, WI | ![]() |
to Sauk County, WI | ![]() |
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
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.2
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 under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,700 (5,615 aged, 1,085 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 616 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Monroe County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (743)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (600)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (527)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (433)
- Unspecified dementia (328)
- Congestive heart failure (255)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (209)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (160)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (59)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (38)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,868
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 189
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,488
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,449
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,074
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.5. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 89.2
- Other - 58.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 46,021- Male householders: 9,786 (2,979 living alone), Female householders: 8,340 (2,617 living alone)
8,799 spouses (8,781 opposite-sex spouses), 1,594 unmarried partners, (1,542 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,650 children (12,647 natural, 417 adopted, 588 stepchildren), 867 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 370 parents, 54 foster children, 442 other relatives, 1,040 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 811
Size of family households: 5,570 2-persons, 2,355 3-persons, 1,787 4-persons, 1,049 5-persons, 340 6-persons, 321 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,592 1-person, 958 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 1 5-persons.
7,709 married couples with children.
2,658 single-parent households (854 men, 1,804 women).
91.9% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $373,208,000 ($8,807 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: 3,141Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,153
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +182
Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +648
Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
State: | +3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 7362014 or later
- 5102010 to 2013
- 3,0612000 to 2009
- 3,4651990 to 1999
- 2,2341980 to 1989
- 2,7311970 to 1979
- 1,3081960 to 1969
- 1,4231950 to 1959
- 7071940 to 1949
- 3,9661939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 431 room
- 442 rooms
- 3553 rooms
- 1,0584 rooms
- 2,4035 rooms
- 2,6106 rooms
- 2,1837 rooms
- 1,5858 rooms
- 2,3889+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 1581 room
- 2652 rooms
- 1,0083 rooms
- 1,3894 rooms
- 1,1075 rooms
- 7626 rooms
- 3177 rooms
- 2288 rooms
- 2109+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 47no bedroom
- 2271 bedroom
- 2,4232 bedrooms
- 6,4013 bedrooms
- 2,6484 bedrooms
- 9245+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 181no bedroom
- 9391 bedroom
- 2,2522 bedrooms
- 1,5823 bedrooms
- 3694 bedrooms
- 1215+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 521no vehicle
- 2,5961 vehicle
- 5,1862 vehicles
- 2,8503 vehicles
- 1,0134 vehicles
- 5155+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in renter-occupied apartments
- 798no vehicle
- 2,5021 vehicle
- 1,6662 vehicles
- 4063 vehicles
- 434 vehicles
- 315+ vehicles
87.6% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Wisconsin.
Monroe County: | 87.6% |
State average: | 86.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,220
- Other state: 10,124
- Northeast: 769
- Midwest: 5,889
- South: 1,938
- West: 1,505
- 46.6%Utility gas
- 29.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.7%Wood
- 5.4%Electricity
- 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 44.0%Utility gas
- 36.5%Electricity
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Wood
- 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 18.0% |
Wisconsin: | 14.4% |
Here: | 11.0% |
Wisconsin: | 9.6% |
Here: | 21.6% |
Wisconsin: | 17.6% |
Monroe County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $7,991,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,856,000
Parks and Recreation: $153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $8,282,000
Regular Highways: $4,523,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $9,395,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $7,606,000
Police Protection: $4,699,000
Regular Highways: $4,215,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,770,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,593,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,026,000
Financial Administration: $1,548,000
General - Other: $1,307,000
Health - Other: $961,000
Central Staff Services: $921,000
General Public Buildings: $679,000
Natural Resources - Other: $651,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Libraries: $341,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $206,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $658,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $453,000
Other: $157,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,020,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,355,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $219,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
General Revenue - Other: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,690,000
Central Staff Services: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,795,000
Highways: $3,665,000
General Local Government Support: $2,759,000
Other: $891,000
Education: $625,000
Health and Hospitals: $312,000
- Tax - Property: $17,545,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,324,000
Other License: $203,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $65,000
Monroe County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $7,991,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,856,000
Parks and Recreation: $153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $8,282,000
Regular Highways: $4,523,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $9,395,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $7,606,000
Police Protection: $4,699,000
Regular Highways: $4,215,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,770,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,593,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,026,000
Financial Administration: $1,548,000
General - Other: $1,307,000
Health - Other: $961,000
Central Staff Services: $921,000
General Public Buildings: $679,000
Natural Resources - Other: $651,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Libraries: $341,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $206,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $658,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $453,000
Other: $157,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,020,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,355,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $219,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
General Revenue - Other: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,690,000
Central Staff Services: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,795,000
Highways: $3,665,000
General Local Government Support: $2,759,000
Other: $891,000
Education: $625,000
Health and Hospitals: $312,000
- Tax - Property: $17,545,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,324,000
Other License: $203,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $65,000
Monroe County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $7,991,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,856,000
Parks and Recreation: $153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $8,282,000
Regular Highways: $4,523,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $9,395,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $7,606,000
Police Protection: $4,699,000
Regular Highways: $4,215,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,770,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,593,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,026,000
Financial Administration: $1,548,000
General - Other: $1,307,000
Health - Other: $961,000
Central Staff Services: $921,000
General Public Buildings: $679,000
Natural Resources - Other: $651,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Libraries: $341,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $206,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $658,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $453,000
Other: $157,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,020,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,355,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $219,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
General Revenue - Other: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,690,000
Central Staff Services: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,795,000
Highways: $3,665,000
General Local Government Support: $2,759,000
Other: $891,000
Education: $625,000
Health and Hospitals: $312,000
- Tax - Property: $17,545,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,324,000
Other License: $203,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $65,000
Monroe County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $7,991,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,856,000
Parks and Recreation: $153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $8,282,000
Regular Highways: $4,523,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $9,395,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $7,606,000
Police Protection: $4,699,000
Regular Highways: $4,215,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,770,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,593,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,026,000
Financial Administration: $1,548,000
General - Other: $1,307,000
Health - Other: $961,000
Central Staff Services: $921,000
General Public Buildings: $679,000
Natural Resources - Other: $651,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Libraries: $341,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $206,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $658,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $453,000
Other: $157,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,020,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,355,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $219,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
General Revenue - Other: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,690,000
Central Staff Services: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,795,000
Highways: $3,665,000
General Local Government Support: $2,759,000
Other: $891,000
Education: $625,000
Health and Hospitals: $312,000
- Tax - Property: $17,545,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,324,000
Other License: $203,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $65,000
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Burger King | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Sears | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Subway | 2 | |
Ford | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
H&R Block | 2 | U-Haul | 4 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 2 |