Vilas County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 18,44184.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8178.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 7773.6%Two or more races
  • 5922.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1350.6%Asian alone
  • 700.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 260.1%Some other race alone
  • 200.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $296,835

Here:	$296,835
State:	$243,674

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,354

Here:	$254,354
State:	$212,164

In 2-unit structures: $339,535

Here:	$339,535
State:	$191,549

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $215,967

Here:	$215,967
State:	$185,896

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $290,407

Here:	$290,407
State:	$204,140

Mobile homes: $62,252

Here:	$62,252
State:	$56,469

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,046

Here:	$23,046
State:	$69,466

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,755 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,114 (0.9%)

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, Lincoln, St. Germain, Lac du Flambeau, Eagle River, Phelps, Conover, Boulder Junction, Cloverland, Land O'Lakes.

2018 air pollution in Vilas County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Beaverhead County, Montana , Emmons County, North Dakota , Corson County, South Dakota , McIntosh County, North Dakota , Richland County, North Dakota , Ravalli County, Montana .

Current college students: 547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 348 (68.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 382010 or later
• 422000 to 2009
• 751990 to 1999
• 651980 to 1989
• 321970 to 1979
• 298Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,919
• One, attached: 237
• Two: 813
• 3 or 4: 231
• 5 to 9: 291
• 10 to 19: 274
• 20 to 49: 144
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,143
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Vilas County with a mortgage: 4,306 (107 second mortgage, 597 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,356

Religion statistics for Vilas County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Vilas County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to July 31, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1284: August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1284, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 10, 1984, Emergency Declared EM-3091: July 10, 1984, FEMA Id: 3091, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought

7.34% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($92,151 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.15% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($61,920 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($30,230 average AGI)

Vilas County:	2.19%
Wisconsin average:	1.91%

from Oneida County, WI	1.66% ($36,113 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.46% ($39,932)
from Dane County, WI	0.26% ($98,400)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.26% ($55,960)
from Brown County, WI	0.22% ($40,476)

6.01% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,741 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.86% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($27,136 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($19,607 average AGI)

Vilas County:	2.15%
Wisconsin average:	2.13%

to Oneida County, WI	1.46% ($44,797 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI	0.24% ($35,913)
to Dane County, WI	0.21% ($33,250)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.21% ($39,350)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Vilas County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,870 (1,884 living alone), Female householders: 5,179 (1,693 living alone)

• 5,512 spouses (5,498 opposite-sex spouses), 853 unmarried partners, (834 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,699 children (3,282 natural, 67 adopted, 357 stepchildren), 208 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 38 foster children, 124 other relatives, 102 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 237

Size of family households: 4,586 2-persons, 1,155 3-persons, 706 4-persons, 296 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,575 1-person, 601 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,885 married couples with children.
1,272 single-parent households (335 men, 937 women).

97.6% of residents of Vilas speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $143,292,000 ($6,446 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 5382014 or later
• 3582010 to 2013
• 3,9442000 to 2009
• 4,2551990 to 1999
• 3,4621980 to 1989
• 5,1911970 to 1979
• 2,3361960 to 1969
• 2,0261950 to 1959
• 1,7141940 to 1949
• 2,2821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 231 room
• 1152 rooms
• 4773 rooms
• 1,4284 rooms
• 1,9295 rooms
• 1,6066 rooms
• 1,2187 rooms
• 8358 rooms
• 9819+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 1721 room
• 662 rooms
• 4083 rooms
• 7224 rooms
• 5635 rooms
• 2836 rooms
• 1357 rooms
• 438 rooms
• 539+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 29no bedroom
• 2931 bedroom
• 2,6502 bedrooms
• 3,9603 bedrooms
• 1,3234 bedrooms
• 3375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 177no bedroom
• 3181 bedroom
• 1,0772 bedrooms
• 7013 bedrooms
• 1594 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 211no vehicle
• 2,5721 vehicle
• 3,7702 vehicles
• 1,5013 vehicles
• 4064 vehicles
• 1465+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County in renter-occupied apartments
• 180no vehicle
• 1,4261 vehicle
• 5602 vehicles
• 2203 vehicles
• 474 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

88.1% of Vilas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Wisconsin.

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

• This state: 14,033
• Other state: 7,412
• Northeast: 351
• Midwest: 5,920
• South: 541
• West: 629

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 235
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 216
• Number of recipients under 18: 40
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 161
• Number of recipients older than 64: 34
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 105
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 103

Vilas County on our top lists:

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"