Pierce County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pierce County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	32.1 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 18,151	(49.3%)
Females: 18,653	(50.7%)

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Pierce County:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county:	$57,230
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Pierce County:	$192,760
Wisconsin:	$168,800

This county:	$572
State:	$569

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 171
• Auto thefts: 26

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.7%

Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pierce County is $705 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.

Cities in this county include: River Falls, Prescott, Ellsworth, Trenton, Clifton, Oak Grove, Trimbelle, Spring Valley, Martell, Elmwood.

Neighboring counties: Dunn County , Dakota County, Minnesota , Goodhue County, Minnesota , Pepin County , St. Croix County , Washington County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pierce County: Clay Corners (A), Clifton Highlands Golf Course (B), Clifton Hollow Golf Club (C), River Falls Golf Course (D), Farm Hill (E), Highlands Golf Club (F), River Falls Townhall (G), Gilman Townhall (H), Clifton Townhall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pierce County include: Gilman Lutheran Church (A), Tabor Church (B), Svea Lutheran Church (C), Hartland Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (F), Spring Lake Church (G), Our Savior Church (H), Ono Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gilman Lutheran Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery (2), Clayfield Catholic Cemetery (3), Martell Methodist Cemetery (4), Martell Lutheran Cemetery (5), Maiden Rock Cemetery (6), Rush River Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Dead Slough Lake (B), .11 Reservoir (C), Nugget Lake (D), Nugget Lake 18 (E), .12 Reservoir (F), .20 Reservoir (G), .25 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Elm Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Rush River (C), Kinnickinnic River (D), Little Trimbelle Creek (E), Pine Creek (F), Isabelle Creek (G), Wind River (H), Lost Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pierce County include: Trenton Bluff Prairie State Natural Area (1), Pierce County Islands State Public Hunting Grounds (2), Kinnickinnic River Gorge And Delta State Natural Area (3), Kinnickinnic State Park (4), Rush River Delta State Natural Area (5), Morgan Coulee Prairie State Natural Area (6), Plum Creek Woods State Natural Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 4,736
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 361 (45% naturalized citizens)

Pierce County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,758
• One, attached: 314
• Two: 656
• 3 or 4: 473
• 5 to 9: 573
• 10 to 19: 327
• 20 or more: 576
• Mobile homes: 806
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Pierce County with a mortgage: 4,676 (660 second mortgage, 843 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,551

Here:	75.1% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Pierce 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 4 fatalities and 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 27 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,644 (75%) Carpooled: 2,415 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 68 (0%) Walked: 1,356 (7%) Other means: 76 (0%) Worked at home: 1,174 (6%)

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.39% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($15,785 average AGI)
4.08% relocated from other states ($27,862 average AGI)

Pierce County:	4.08%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from St. Croix County, WI	1.39% ($39,824 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN	0.66% ($59,385)
from Washington County, MN	0.55% ($52,000)
from Goodhue County, MN	0.55% ($44,863)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.46% ($50,433)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.34% ($63,640)
from Dunn County, WI	0.25% ($30,270)

7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.19%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($16,695 average AGI)
3.80% relocated to other states ($22,599 average AGI)

Pierce County:	3.80%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to St. Croix County, WI	1.77% ($39,054 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN	0.55% ($38,688)
to Washington County, MN	0.45% ($39,227)
to Goodhue County, MN	0.42% ($28,082)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.36% ($30,245)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.32% ($37,787)
to Dunn County, WI	0.31% ($29,174)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,758 (4,229 aged, 529 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,716 (7,481 male householders, 1,590 female householders)

  7,759 spouses, 10,631 children (10,000 natural, 222 adopted, 409 stepchildren), 211 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 174 other relatives, 665 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,736 (1,950 male householders (1,343 living alone)), 2,020 female householders (1,454 living alone)), 1,766 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,352 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,698 2-persons, 1,980 3-persons, 2,106 4-persons, 907 5-persons, 273 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,797 1-person, 836 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

96.5% of residents of Pierce County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $148,673,000 ($3878 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,211,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,601,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,942,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,312,000
Federal grants: $27,578,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,623,000 ($739,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,617,000 ($5,632,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,650,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,698,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,760,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+30 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

56% of Pierce County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Wisconsin.

Pierce County:	56.4%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 16521
• Northeast: 511
• Midwest: 17336
• South: 766
• West: 1158

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,000

Here:	10.0%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	3.3%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	8.2%
Wisconsin:	18.1%