Price County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Price County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 7,949	(50.2%)
Females: 7,873	(49.8%)

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Price County:	2.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,712
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Price County:	$111,355
Wisconsin:	$168,800

This county:	$404
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: 18
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Price County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Park Falls, Worcester, Phillips, Lake, Elk, Fifield, Ogema, Eisenstein, Prentice, Flambeau.

Neighboring counties: Ashland County , Iron County , Lincoln County , Oneida County , Rusk County , Sawyer County , Taylor County , Vilas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Price County: Big Falls Campground (A), Twin Lakes Campground (B), Upper Squaw Creek Waterfowl Area (C), Newman Lake Recreation Area (D), Fishtrap Campground (E), Sailor Lake Recreation Site (F), Lower Squaw Creek Waterfowl Area (G), Smith River Campground (H), Hicks Landing (I), Riley Creek Forest Service Station (J), Mackeys Spur (K), Hill Townhall (L), Georgetown Townhall (M), Spirit Townhall (N), Emery Townhall (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Price County include: Trinity Church (A), Our Saviors Episcopal Church (B), Holy Cross King of Martyrs Priory (C), Forest View Church (D), Zion Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Garden of Memory Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Knox Cemetery (3), Hackett Cemetery (4), Levitt Creek Cemetery (5), Harmony Cemetery (6), Emery Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pike Lake (A), Quimette Lake (B), Leonards Lakes (C), Priest Lake (D), Price Lake (E), South Lake (F), Gates Lake (G), Alice, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patterson Creek (A), Rice Creek (B), Le Tourneau Creek (C), Riley Creek (D), Popple Creek (E), Ottertail Creek (F), Clover Creek (G), Old Mill Creek (H), Alcohol Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Price County include: Tucker Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area (1), Township Corners State Wildlife Management Area (2), Spirit Park (3), Kimberly-Clark Wildlife Area (4), Spring Creek National Wildlife Area (5), Price County Fairground (6), Rocky Carry Park (7), Solberg Lake County Park (8), Riley Lake Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 388
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 98 (67% naturalized citizens)

Price County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,504
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 192
• 3 or 4: 161
• 5 to 9: 92
• 10 to 19: 155
• 20 or more: 114
• Mobile homes: 1,214
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Price County with a mortgage: 1,554 (124 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,339

Here:	53.7% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Price County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 44 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,499 (75%) Carpooled: 955 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 394 (5%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 394 (5%)

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($25,981 average AGI)
1.24% relocated from other states ($10,334 average AGI)

Price County:	1.24%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Ashland County, WI	0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI	0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI	0.33% ($29,100)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.20% ($25,583)
from Dane County, WI	0.16% ($46,400)
from Lincoln County, WI	0.16% ($35,700)

6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.41%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($19,489 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($10,702 average AGI)

Price County:	2.09%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Taylor County, WI	0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI	0.36% ($35,227)
to Marathon County, WI	0.31% ($34,632)
to Oneida County, WI	0.28% ($22,529)
to Eau Claire County, WI	0.24% ($19,533)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.21% ($18,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,331 (2,945 aged, 386 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,027 (3,662 male householders, 727 female householders)

  3,682 spouses, 4,372 children (4,090 natural, 85 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 89 other relatives, 228 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,520 (1,101 male householders (885 living alone)), 1,068 female householders (986 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 275 (250 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,210 2-persons, 856 3-persons, 819 4-persons, 361 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,871 1-person, 256 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Price County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,238,000 ($6165 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,872,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,959,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,496,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $565,000
Federal grants: $20,712,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,207,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,300,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $584,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,702,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,657,000

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

66% of Price County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Wisconsin.

Price County:	66.3%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 12434
• Northeast: 185
• Midwest: 2428
• South: 355
• West: 257

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700

Here:	7.6%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	4.8%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	23.1%
Wisconsin:	18.1%