Vernon County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Manufacturing (17.0%), Retail trade (11.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Vernon County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 13,867	(49.4%)
Females: 14,189	(50.6%)

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Vernon County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$35,689
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Vernon County	$101,918
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 110
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vernon 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 $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bloomfield, Viroqua, Geneva, Sugar Creek, Pleasant Springs, Pleasant Valley, Westby, Liberty Grove, Blooming Grove, West Point.

2005 air pollution in Vernon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allamakee County, Iowa , Crawford County , Houston County, Minnesota , Juneau County , La Crosse County , Monroe County , Richland County , Sauk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Vernon County: Benders Corners (A), Living Waters Camp (B), Viroqua Country Club (C), Bad Axe Landing (D), Wesleyan Camp (E), Bartons Corners (F), Meadow Stock Farm (G), Dell (H), Kickapoo Center (I), Potts Corners (J), Forest Home Farm (K), Wood (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Vernon County include: Wesleyan Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Vang Lutheran Church (C), Bad Axe Lutheran Church (D), Dell United Methodist Church (E), Sugar Grove Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethany Lutheran Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Matthews Cemetery (1), German Cemetery (2), White City Cemetery (3), White Cemetery (4), Saint Joseph Cemetery (5), Jug Creek Cemetery (6), Clinton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Waller Lakes (A), Pool Eight 64700 (B), Runge Hollow Lake 30 (C), Jersey Valley Lake 8 (D), Sidie Hollow Lake (E), Sidie Hollow Lake 7 (F), 0.22 Reservoir (G), 0.225 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Run (A), Riley Creek (B), Tenny Spring Creek (C), Otter Creek (D), Rocky Run (E), Rullands Coulee Creek (F), Knapp Creek (G), Jug Creek (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Vernon County include: Sidie Hollow County Park (1), Kickapoo Valley Reserve State Natural Area (2), Wildcat Mountain State Park (3), Battle Bluff Prairie State Natural Area (4), Jersey Valley County Park (5), Coon Creek Cliffs State Natural Area (6), Esofea County Park (7), Mount Pisgah Hemlock-Hardwoods State Natural Area (8), Von Ruden Memorial Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.3%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 679
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 236 (64% naturalized citizens)

Vernon County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,170
• One, attached: 117
• Two: 458
• 3 or 4: 206
• 5 to 9: 142
• 10 to 19: 147
• 20 or more: 265
• Mobile homes: 1,827
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 84

Housing units in Vernon County with a mortgage: 2,438 (301 second mortgage, 177 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,069

Vernon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/8/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,213 (71%) Carpooled: 1,379 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (0%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 693 (5%) Other means: 129 (1%) Worked at home: 1,420 (11%)

5.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.68%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.38% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($29,414 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($9,884 average AGI)

Vernon County:	1.30%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from La Crosse County, WI	1.52% ($34,775 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WI	0.47% ($27,898)
from Crawford County, WI	0.26% ($22,667)
from Dane County, WI	0.26% ($41,519)
from Juneau County, WI	0.20% ($25,619)
from Richland County, WI	0.19% ($59,350)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.15% ($50,125)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.80% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($23,313 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($6,662 average AGI)

Vernon County:	1.35%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to La Crosse County, WI	1.91% ($28,318 average AGI)
to Monroe County, WI	0.61% ($28,281)
to Dane County, WI	0.29% ($29,935)
to Richland County, WI	0.27% ($33,429)
to Crawford County, WI	0.22% ($33,826)
to Juneau County, WI	0.21% ($29,409)
to Sauk County, WI	0.18% ($39,842)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,252 (4,677 aged, 575 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,787 (6,338 male householders, 1,173 female householders)

  6,452 spouses, 8,854 children (8,289 natural, 133 adopted, 432 stepchildren), 205 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 161 other relatives, 349 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,791 (1,580 male householders (1,286 living alone)), 1,729 female householders (1,606 living alone)), 482 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 478 (425 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,503 2-persons, 1,533 3-persons, 1,324 4-persons, 689 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 228 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,892 1-person, 364 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

6,150 married couples with children.
1,159 single-parent households (359 men, 800 women).

90.7% of residents of Vernon County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,605,000 ($5108 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,065,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,984,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,277,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,896,000
Federal grants: $40,221,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,852,000 ($355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,375,000 ($644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,238,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,489,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,769,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

64% of Vernon 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, 70% lived in Wisconsin.

Vernon County:	64.3%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 22364
• Northeast: 577
• Midwest: 3855
• South: 381
• West: 542

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,300

Here:	21.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	6.8%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	16.8%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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