Vilas County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (16.6%), Retail trade (15.7%), Construction (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Vilas County, Wisconsin business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Vilas County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	45.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 10,469	(49.8%)
Females: 10,564	(50.2%)

Vilas County:	2.3 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$36,314
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Vilas County	$166,902
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 79
• Thefts: 219
• Auto thefts: 25

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vilas County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.

Cities in this county include: Arbor Vitae, Lac du Flambeau, St. Germain, Eagle River, Phelps, Conover, Boulder Junction, Manitowish Waters, Presque Isle.

2005 air pollution in Vilas County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.4 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 19 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Forest County , Iron County , Gogebic County, Michigan , Iron County, Michigan , Oneida County , Price County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Vilas County: Ramah Camp (A), Camp Fiesta (B), Camp Hidden Hollow (C), Camp Jorn (D), Camp Manito-wish (E), Wildcat Lookout (F), Camp Marimeta (G), Camp Nawakwa (H), Camp Ojibwa (I), Anvil Lake Campground (J), Wabasso Lake Campground (K), Camp Wipigaki (L), Dairymens Country Club (M), Plum Lake Golf Course (N), Canty Park Recreation Site (O), Kentuck Lake Campground (P), East Camp Nawakwa (Q), Military Road Point of Interest (R), Ski Hill Winter Sports Area (S), Lac Vieux Desert Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Vilas County include: Augustus Adolphus Church (A), Twin Lake Church (B), Saint Marys Catholic Church (C), Land O' Lakes Church (D), South Lakes Church (E), Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), Conover Church (H), Covenant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Winchester Memorial Cemetery (1), Saint Germain Cemetery (2), Land O' Lakes Cemetery (3), Presque Isle Cemetery (4), Pines Cemetery (5), Oak Hill Cemetery (6), Hildegard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pickerel Lake (A), Duck Lake (B), Dunn Lake (C), Pier Lake (D), Spring Lake (E), Rainbow Lake (F), Rade Lake (G), Eagle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: White Sand Creek (A), Partridge Creek (B), Papoose Creek (C), Link Creek (D), Allequash Creek (E), Ontonagon River (F), Buckaton Creek (G), Wildcat Creek (H), Haymeadow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Vilas County include: Brandy Lake Park (1), Eagle Lake Park (2), Powell Marsh State Public Hunting Grounds (3), Community Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Sayner Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.5%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 509 (73% naturalized citizens)

Vilas County:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,928
• One, attached: 261
• Two: 306
• 3 or 4: 120
• 5 to 9: 226
• 10 to 19: 195
• 20 or more: 115
• Mobile homes: 1,197
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Vilas County with a mortgage: 2,838 (186 second mortgage, 290 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,692

Vilas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,115 (80%) Carpooled: 838 (9%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 431 (5%) Other means: 77 (1%) Worked at home: 395 (4%)

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($34,277 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($21,535 average AGI)

Vilas County:	2.54%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Oneida County, WI	1.22% ($32,266 average AGI)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.41% ($87,730)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.40% ($60,083)
from Marathon County, WI	0.28% ($41,440)
from Cook County, IL	0.27% ($114,250)
from Washington County, WI	0.20% ($74,333)
from Dane County, WI	0.17% ($130,200)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($21,906 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($16,536 average AGI)

Vilas County:	2.79%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Oneida County, WI	1.30% ($30,750 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	0.37% ($36,545)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.32% ($18,276)
to Marathon County, WI	0.22% ($32,150)
to Brown County, WI	0.18% ($40,563)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.16% ($47,643)
to Cook County, IL	0.12% ($16,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,464 (4,988 aged, 476 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,541 (4,671 male householders, 1,632 female householders)

  5,267 spouses, 5,024 children (4,660 natural, 146 adopted, 218 stepchildren), 197 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 195 other relatives, 299 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,207 (1,383 male householders (1,157 living alone)), 1,398 female householders (1,224 living alone)), 426 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 285 (198 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,816 2-persons, 1,051 3-persons, 846 4-persons, 409 5-persons, 121 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,381 1-person, 370 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

2,983 married couples with children.
1,033 single-parent households (299 men, 734 women).

95.0% of residents of Vilas County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $143,292,000 ($6446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,845,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,920,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,016,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,432,000
Federal grants: $30,627,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,071,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,226,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $218,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,690,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,415,000

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+74 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

65% of Vilas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Wisconsin.

Vilas County:	65.1%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 13753
• Northeast: 354
• Midwest: 5582
• South: 360
• West: 393

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,900

Here:	5.7%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	5.0%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	15.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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