County population in 2016: 41,555 (26% urban, 74% rural); it was 40,664 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 8,254 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,745 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,362 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,020 (it was 3,453 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
32%
Land area: 893 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 47 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Shawano County: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,286 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,313 (1.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.5%
Shawano County:
10.5%
Wisconsin:
11.8%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.4% for Black residents, 34.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.6% for American Indian residents, 63.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 12.5% for other race residents, 16.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.0 years old
(Males: 44.4 years old, Females: 45.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 55.2 years old, American Indian residents: 29.5 years old, Asian residents: 28.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 54.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shawano County is $408 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Current college students: 1,189 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 568 (39.5% naturalized citizens)
Shawano County:
1.4%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 58
2000 to 2009: 223
1990 to 1999: 98
1980 to 1989: 51
1970 to 1979: 26
Before 1970: 130
Note: State values scaled to Shawano County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,468
One, attached: 331
Two: 692
3 or 4: 317
5 to 9: 767
10 to 19: 540
20 to 49: 211
50 or more: 74
Mobile homes: 1,384
Housing units in Shawano County with a mortgage: 7,164 (226 second mortgage, 918 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,769
Here:
58.3% with mortgage
State:
64.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Shawano County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
11,357
43
Catholic
6,930
12
Mainline Protestant
4,995
23
Other
527
3
None
18,140
-
Shawano County Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 10
Shawano County:
2.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
Shawano County:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 48
This county:
11.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Shawano County:
8.9%
Wisconsin:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Shawano County:
28.1%
State:
27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.0%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Shawano County:
Average size of farms: 185 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88,816 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $79.68 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.10% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.95% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72,829 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.68% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71,699 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.44% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.90 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.04% Corn for grain: 40937 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3069 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 12818 harvested acres Vegetables: 2,086 harvested acres Land in orchards: 32 acres
Earthquake activity:
Shawano County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 230.4 miles away from Shawano County center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 359.9 miles away from the county center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 441.7 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 369.0 miles away from the county center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 479.3 miles away from Shawano County center On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 215.0 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 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: September 02, 2002 to September 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1432: September 10, 2002, FEMA Id: 1432, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Shawano County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Management occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (46%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (7%)
Other Eastern Africa (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Korea (3%)
Philippines (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shawano County (%):
German (50%)
Polish (6%)
American (6%)
Irish (3%)
Norwegian (2%)
English (2%)
French Canadian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 11,506 (76.3%)
Carpooled: 1,514 (10.0%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 68 (0.5%)
Bicycle: 49 (0.3%)
Walked: 629 (4.2%)
Worked at home: 1,375 (9.1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Shawano County, Wisconsin in 2000:
431 people in nursing homes
249 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
97 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
57 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
27 people in other group homes
17 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in religious group quarters
2 people in other workers' dormitories
People in group quarters in Shawano County, Wisconsin in 2010:
391 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
196 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
77 people in group homes intended for adults
54 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
44 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
15 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
14 people in correctional residential facilities
2 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,723.
4.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,947 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.46%
Wisconsin average:
5.10%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.71% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($27,229 average AGI)
0.75% relocated from other states ($5,718 average AGI)
Shawano County:
0.75%
Wisconsin average:
1.76%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,775 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.19%
Wisconsin average:
5.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($24,028 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($6,746 average AGI)
Shawano County:
0.96%
Wisconsin average:
2.00%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Births per 1000 population in Shawano County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Shawano County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shawano County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shawano County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shawano County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,806 (6,886 aged, 920 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 698 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Shawano County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (958)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (401)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (246)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (195)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (176)
Congestive heart failure (145)
Pneumonia, unspecified (143)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.43 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,616 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 95 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,459
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,178 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,004 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 157.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 91.0
Other - 66.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 41,555
In family households: 33,516 (6,391 male householders, 4,684 female householders)
8,963 spouses, 10,952 children (10,395 natural, 123 adopted, 427 stepchildren), 694 grandchildren, 272 brothers or sisters, 296 parents, 278 other relatives, 939 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,349 (3,000 male householders (2,371 living alone)), 2,936 female householders (2,611 living alone)), 1,409 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 666
Size of family households: 6,206 2-persons, 2,120 3-persons, 1,542 4-persons, 774 5-persons, 321 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.
5,654 married couples with children.
2,228 single-parent households (739 men, 1,489 women).
96.7% of residents of Shawano speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $198,537,000 ($4,818 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,275,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,852,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,091,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,574,000 Federal grants: $47,794,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,843,000 ($99,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $7,383,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $6,576,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,698,000 Federal Government insurance: $15,869,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,413
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
65 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,341
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
44 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +71
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +575
Here:
+14 per 1000 residents
State:
+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Shawano County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 93
2010 to 2013: 343
2000 to 2009: 3,097
1990 to 1999: 2,808
1980 to 1989: 1,926
1970 to 1979: 3,152
1960 to 1969: 1,664
1950 to 1959: 1,599
1940 to 1949: 1,346
1939 or earlier: 4,708
Note: State values scaled to Shawano population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Shawano County, Wisconsin
Note: State values scaled to Shawano County population
no vehicle: 323
1 vehicle: 2,904
2 vehicles: 5,682
3 vehicles: 2,692
4 vehicles: 852
5+ vehicles: 452
no vehicle: 454
1 vehicle: 1,949
2 vehicles: 1,412
3 vehicles: 298
4 vehicles: 41
5+ vehicles: 10
88% of Shawano County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Wisconsin.
Shawano County:
87.9%
State average:
85.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 35,721
Other state: 4,991
Northeast: 464
Midwest: 3,135
South: 731
West: 665
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