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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Manufacturing (17.7%), Retail trade (13.5%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.3%).
Detached houses: $189,501Here:$189,501State:$212,450 Townhouses or other attached units: $112,115Here:$112,115State:$187,116 In 2-unit structures: $93,495Here:$93,495State:$165,377 Mobile homes: $59,306Here:$59,306State:$36,669
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.1% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 42.5%
Obama (Democratic): 63.7% McCain (Republican): 35.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,588 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,347 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Portage County is $455 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.
Cities in this county include: Stevens Point, Plover, Hull, Stockton, Grant, Sharon, Whiting, Lanark, Amherst, Carson.
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Notable locations in Portage County: Chick-A-Gami Bay Scout Camp (A), Camp Mikquand (B), Lassa Dairy Farms (C), Stevens Point Country Club (D), Wisconsin River Country Club (E), Bancroft Pine Grove Fire Department (F), Hull Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (G), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 Town of Linwood (H), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 Town of Eau Pleine (I), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 Town of Carson (J), Stockton Fire Department (K), Dewey Township Volunteer Fire Department (L), Rosholt Fire District (M), Amherst Fire District Fire and Rescue (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Portage County include: Evangelical Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Saint Bartholomew Church (C), Saint Casimir Catholic Church (D), South New Hope Church (E), Buena Vista Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Saint Patricks Church (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: North Almond Cemetery (1), Lombard Cemetery (2), Lone Pine Cemetery (3), Badger Cemetery (4), Hillside Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6), Dopp Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Oesterle Lake (B), Onland Lake (C), Pallen Lake (D), Patterson Lake (E), Penny Lake (F), Peters Lake (G), Pickerel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Tenmile Creek (A), Pearl Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Lost Creek (D), North Branch Tenmile Creek (E), Tomorrow River (F), Hayden Creek (G), Hay Meadow Creek (H), Halladay Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Portage County include: Al Tech County Park (1), Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow State Natural Area (2), Buena Vista Quarry Prairie State Natural Area (3), Dewey Marsh State Natural Area (4), Emmons Creek Barrens State Natural Area (5), New Hope Pines State Natural Area (6), Pickerel Lake State Natural Area (7), Mead Conifer Bogs State Natural Area (8), Consolidated County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Portage County: Chick-A-Gami Bay Scout Camp (A), Camp Mikquand (B), Lassa Dairy Farms (C), Stevens Point Country Club (D), Wisconsin River Country Club (E), Bancroft Pine Grove Fire Department (F), Hull Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (G), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 Town of Linwood (H), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 Town of Eau Pleine (I), Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 Town of Carson (J), Stockton Fire Department (K), Dewey Township Volunteer Fire Department (L), Rosholt Fire District (M), Amherst Fire District Fire and Rescue (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Portage County include: Evangelical Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Saint Bartholomew Church (C), Saint Casimir Catholic Church (D), South New Hope Church (E), Buena Vista Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Saint Patricks Church (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: North Almond Cemetery (1), Lombard Cemetery (2), Lone Pine Cemetery (3), Badger Cemetery (4), Hillside Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6), Dopp Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Oesterle Lake (B), Onland Lake (C), Pallen Lake (D), Patterson Lake (E), Penny Lake (F), Peters Lake (G), Pickerel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Tenmile Creek (A), Pearl Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Lost Creek (D), North Branch Tenmile Creek (E), Tomorrow River (F), Hayden Creek (G), Hay Meadow Creek (H), Halladay Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Portage County include: Al Tech County Park (1), Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow State Natural Area (2), Buena Vista Quarry Prairie State Natural Area (3), Dewey Marsh State Natural Area (4), Emmons Creek Barrens State Natural Area (5), New Hope Pines State Natural Area (6), Pickerel Lake State Natural Area (7), Mead Conifer Bogs State Natural Area (8), Consolidated County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Adams County , Marathon County , Shawano County , Waupaca County , Waushara County , Wood County .
Unemployment by year (%)
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 8,526 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,458 (43% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.0%
Housing units in Portage County with a mortgage: 8,603 (1,072 second mortgage, 1,644 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,485
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Most common first ancestries reported in Portage County (%):
5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,463 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)Portage County:0.05%Wisconsin average:0.08% 4.44% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($25,209 average AGI) 1.49% relocated from other states ($11,184 average AGI)Portage County:1.49%Wisconsin average:2.00%
6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,044 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.48% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($22,025 average AGI) 1.98% relocated to other states ($11,019 average AGI)Portage County:1.98%Wisconsin average:2.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,693 (7,659 aged, 1,034 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
14,045 spouses, 19,058 children (17,758 natural, 441 adopted, 859 stepchildren), 332 grandchildren, 422 brothers or sisters, 201 parents, 294 other relatives, 724 non-relatives
Size of family households: 7,123 2-persons, 3,612 3-persons, 3,726 4-persons, 1,497 5-persons, 463 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,155 1-person, 1,664 2-persons, 356 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
93.6% of residents of Portage County speak English at home. 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Portage County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
57% of Portage County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Wisconsin.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $104,200
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Solid Waste Management: $2,110,000
Air Transportation: $1,216,000
Parks and Recreation: $241,000
Natural Resources - Other: $87,000
Parks and Recreation: $605,000
General Public Buildings: $534,000
Public Welfare - Other: $105,000
Correctional Institutions: $81,000
Regular Highways: $11,821,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $8,032,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,798,000
Police Protection: $5,502,000
General - Other: $3,379,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,276,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,081,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,996,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,859,000
Financial Administration: $1,856,000
Libraries: $1,609,000
General Public Buildings: $1,249,000
Central Staff Services: $1,222,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,107,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $320,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
All Other: $162,000
Highways: $477,000
Interest Earnings: $1,670,000
Fines and Forfeits: $344,000
General Revenue, NEC: $225,000
Rents: $72,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,362,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $136,000
General Local Government Support: $4,928,000
Highways: $4,859,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,557,000
All Other: $1,945,000
Education: $30,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,674,000
NEC: $308,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $150,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $136,000
Other License: $121,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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