Rock County, Wisconsin (WI)

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County population in July 2007: 159,623 (78% urban, 22% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 41,710
Renter-occupied apartments: 16,907

% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Land area: 720 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 222 people per square mile

(high).

2008 cost of living index in Rock County: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 84%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Rock County, Wisconsin:

White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
Black (4.6%)
Hispanic (3.9%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 74,980	(49.2%)
Females: 77,327	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,461
County population in 2003: 154,951
Jobs in 2003: 70,454

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Rock County,WI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 84,074
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Rock County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,663 ($45,517 in 1999)

This county:	$48,663
Wisconsin:	$50,578

2007 median house/condo value: $139,500 ($98,200 in 2000)

Rock County:	$139,500
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $550 (lower quartile is $461, upper quartile is $646)

This county:	$550
State:	$569

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,282
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $472

Institutionalized population: 1,802

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 72
Burglaries: 163
Thefts: 274
Auto thefts: 24

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 162
Thefts: 232
Auto thefts: 29

Rock County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rock County Wisconsin:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 57.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $2,683 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $2,432 (2.0%)

Rock County household income distribution in 2007

Rock County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 10.7%

Rock County:	10.7%
Wisconsin:	10.8%

Median age of residents in 2007: 37 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 24 years old, American Indian residents: 49 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.7%

Area name: Janesville, WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rock County is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: Janesville, Beloit, Milton, Edgerton, Evansville, Rock, Fulton, Turtle, Harmony, Clinton.

2005 air pollution in Rock County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boone County, Illinois , Dane County , Green County , Jefferson County , Walworth County , Winnebago County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rock County: Camp Indian Trails (A), Janesville Country Club (B), Camp Rotamer (C), Camp Wakonda (D), Center (E), Butts Corners (F), Utters Corners (G), Six Corners (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Cranston Road Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rock County include: West Luther Valley Church (A), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (B), Avon Church (C), United Church (D), Henderson Avenue Methodist Church (E), Calvary Tabernacle Church (F), Cooksville Lutheran Church (G), North Lima Church (H), First Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), West Magnolia Cemetery (2), Afton Cemetery (3), Jenson Cemetery (4), Saint Joseph Cemetery (5), Johnstown Cemetery (6), Clinton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spauldings Pond (A), Gibbs Lake (B), Grass Lake (C), Clear Lake (D), Little Gibbs Lake (E), Storrs Lake (F), Willies Pond (G), Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Willow Creek (A), Little Turtle Creek (B), Stevens Creek (C), Saunders Creek (D), Fisher Creek (E), Marsh Creek (F), Spring Creek (G), Yahara River (H), Swan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rock County include: Valley Park (1), Carver-Roehl County Park (2), Sportsman Park (3), Newark Road Prairie State Natural Area (4), Saturn Park (5), Kessler Railroad Prairie State Natural Area (6), Armstrong Eddy Park (7), Prairie Knoll Park (8), Avon Bottoms State Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 6,280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,048 (33% naturalized citizens)

Rock County:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,692 1990 to 1994: 824 1985 to 1989: 630 1980 to 1984: 470 1975 to 1979: 356 1970 to 1974: 192 1970 to 1974: 173 1965 to 1969: 711

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.6%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 45,150
One, attached: 1,960
Two: 4,799
3 or 4: 1,745
5 to 9: 2,589
10 to 19: 1,197
20 or more: 2,758
Mobile homes: 1,958
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Rock County with a mortgage: 25,548 (3,739 second mortgage, 4,256 home equity loan, 171 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,400

Here:	71.1% with mortgage
State:	68.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Rock County
Average size of farms: 225 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77242
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $229.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.41%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72321
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77699
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.07
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.25%
Corn for grain: 129285 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5293 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 94805 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7478 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 158 acres

Rock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/22/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (54%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Germany (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Laos (3%)
Canada (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock County:

German (33%)
Norwegian (13%)
Irish (10%)
English (8%)
United States or American (6%)
Italian (3%)
Polish (2%)

Rock County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 62,385 (83%)
Carpooled: 7,568 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 509 (1%)
Railroad: 15 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 28 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 135 (0%)
Walked: 2,018 (3%)
Other means: 300 (0%)
Worked at home: 2,043 (3%)

People in group quarters in Rock County, Wisconsin

972 people in nursing homes
949 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
468 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
208 people in other group homes
199 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
191 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
128 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
95 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
43 people in homes for the physically handicapped
38 people in other nonhousehold living situations
35 people in halfway houses
30 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
9 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,265.

5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Rock County: 0.07%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

2.84% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($20,263 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($16,982 average AGI)
Rock County: 2.19%
Wisconsin average: 2.00%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Dane County, WI	1.06% ($40,708 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IL	0.51% ($33,808)
from Walworth County, WI	0.42% ($32,842)
from Jefferson County, WI	0.26% ($31,057)
from Green County, WI	0.19% ($35,350)
from Cook County, IL	0.16% ($28,429)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.13% ($33,937)

4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,400 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Rock County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

2.61% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($19,878 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($17,372 average AGI)
Rock County: 2.25%
Wisconsin average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Dane County, WI	0.86% ($37,443 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IL	0.43% ($33,772)
to Walworth County, WI	0.23% ($37,239)
to Green County, WI	0.20% ($36,750)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.19% ($26,237)
to Jefferson County, WI	0.19% ($33,508)
to Cook County, IL	0.10% ($32,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Births per 1000 population in Rock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Rock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,752 (19,669 aged, 3,083 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.92
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9517.480
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 256.210
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41210.9

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1250.490
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 862.650
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.89

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44.45
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76.17

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.43

Household type by relationship

Households: 148,830

In family households: 126,680 (32,365 male householders, 8,305 female householders)
31,965 spouses, 45,999 children (42,087 natural, 935 adopted, 2,977 stepchildren), 1,700 grandchildren, 930 brothers or sisters, 663 parents, 1,458 other relatives, 3,295 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22,150 (8,224 male householders (6,049 living alone)), 9,780 female householders (8,675 living alone)), 4,146 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,477 (1,846 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,563 2-persons, 9,042 3-persons, 8,339 4-persons, 3,896 5-persons, 1,267 6-persons, 563 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,724 1-person, 2,757 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

93.9% of residents of Rock County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $795,900,000 ($5085 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $97,831,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $342,377,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $140,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,701,000
Federal grants: $168,544,000
Federal procurement contracts: $104,247,000 ($89,713,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,386,000 ($1,739,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,324,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,076,000
Federal Government insurance: $79,786,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,589

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,875

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

Net international migration: +1,517

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +160

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,112
1995 to 1998: 4,450
1990 to 1994: 4,066
1980 to 1989: 5,433
1970 to 1979: 9,662
1960 to 1969: 8,934
1950 to 1959: 7,751
1940 to 1949: 4,282
1939 or earlier: 16,497

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 128 3 rooms: 703 4 rooms: 3,385 5 rooms: 10,612 6 rooms: 10,641 7 rooms: 7,390 8 rooms: 4,564 9+ rooms: 4,278

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 253 2 rooms: 1,023 3 rooms: 3,065 4 rooms: 4,959 5 rooms: 3,829 6 rooms: 2,151 7 rooms: 972 8 rooms: 383 9+ rooms: 272

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rock County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 883 2 bedrooms: 8,579 3 bedrooms: 23,555 4 bedrooms: 7,163 5+ bedrooms: 1,505

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County:
	no bedroom: 403 1 bedroom: 4,296 2 bedrooms: 7,883 3 bedrooms: 3,443 4 bedrooms: 739 5+ bedrooms: 143

Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,153 1 vehicle: 10,337 2 vehicles: 20,438 3 vehicles: 7,110 4 vehicles: 1,983 5+ vehicles: 689

Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,441 1 vehicle: 8,248 2 vehicles: 4,822 3 vehicles: 1,168 4 vehicles: 179 5+ vehicles: 49

56% of Rock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Wisconsin.

Rock County:	55.9%
State average:	57.2%

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

This state: 108390
Northeast: 2558
Midwest: 26546
South: 5716
West: 3453

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Electricity (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,751

Here:	9.2%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 413

Here:	4.5%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,567

Here:	28.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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.)

Rock County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $340,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,530,000
Charges - All Other: $7,901,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,734,000
Parks & Recreation: $482,000

Air Transportation: $279,000

General: $218,000

General Public Buildings: $151,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $50,288,000
Health Services - Other: $34,663,000

Corrections - Other: $10,468,000

Police Protection: $10,295,000

Regular Highways: $6,110,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,003,000

General - Other: $2,786,000

Financial Administration: $2,363,000

Air Transportation: $1,452,000

Libraries: $1,358,000

General Public Buildings: $1,139,000

Central Staff Services: $1,019,000

Housing & Community Development: $771,000

Parks & Recreation: $529,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $416,000

Natural Resources - Other: $352,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $145,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,259,000
Health & Hospitals: $247,000

Housing & Community Development: $156,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,181,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,088,000
General: $481,000

Regular Highways: $470,000

Welfare: $290,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $133,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,026,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,727,000

All Other: $1,075,000

Public Welfare: $284,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $26,790,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,665,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $23,455,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,052,000
Interest Earnings: $859,000

Rents: $455,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $626,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,002,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $30,441,000
Health & Hospitals: $13,611,000

General Support: $11,293,000

All Other: $8,957,000

Highways: $3,924,000

Education: $10,000
Tax - Property: $42,869,000
NEC: $833,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $49,020,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18