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County population in July 2011: 21,457 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,431
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,635
% of renters here:

18%
State:

21%

Land area: 874 sq. mi.
Water area: 144.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Vilas County: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Vilas County, Wisconsin:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (87.9%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (7.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (1.3%)

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

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

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Vilas County,WI real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Vilas County:

2.3 people
Wisconsin:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,540 ($33,759 in 1999)
This county:

$38540
Wisconsin:

$49993

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $468 (lower quartile is $312, upper quartile is $602)
This county:

$468
State:

$599


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $199,181 (it was $118,200 in 2000)
Vilas County:

$199,181
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,525 - $367,221

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $273,963
Here:

$273,963
State:

$212,450

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,970
Here:

$128,970
State:

$187,116

In 2-unit structures: $125,820
Here:

$125,820
State:

$165,377

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,957
Here:

$79,957
State:

$158,801

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $809,705
Here:

$809,705
State:

$176,160

Mobile homes: $47,554
Here:

$47,554
State:

$36,669
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,179
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372

Institutionalized population: 214

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

Vilas County, WI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 212 buildings, average cost: $221,800
  • 2008: 131 buildings, average cost: $255,000
  • 2009: 117 buildings, average cost: $193,700



2004 Presidential Election results in Vilas County Wisconsin:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.8%


2008 Presidential Election results in Vilas County Wisconsin:

McCain (Republican): 51.7%
Obama (Democratic): 47.6%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,746 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,930 (0.9%)


Vilas County household income distribution in 2009 Vilas County home values distribution


Vilas County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.7%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 21.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.0% for American Indian residents, 90.9% for other race residents, 26.7% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

8.0%
Whole state:

8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

3.2%
Whole state:

3.7%

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, Lincoln, St. Germain, Washington, Eagle River, Phelps, Conover, Boulder Junction, Cloverland.

Vilas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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: 41 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 6.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 19 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.


Local government website:co.vilas.wi.us

Click to draw/clear Vilas County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Vilas County: Lac du Flambeau Station (A), Ramah Camp (B), Plum Lake Golf Course (C), Otter Rapids Golf Course (D), Spectacle Lake Campground (E), Highland Camp (F), East Camp Nawakwa (G), Dairymens Country Club (H), Camp Wipigaki (I), Camp Nawakwa (J), Camp Manito-wish (K), Camp Jorn (L), Camp Fiesta (M), Highway G Landfill and Waste Processing Facility (N), Camp Ojibwa (O), Camp Marimeta (P), Camp Hidden Hollow (Q), Military Road Point of Interest (R), Anvil Lake Campground (S), Emily Lake Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Vilas County include: Covenant Church (A), Augustus Adolphus Church (B), Twin Lake Church (C), Land O' Lakes Church (D), South Lakes Church (E), Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), Saint Marys Catholic Church (H), Conover Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pines Cemetery (1), Winchester Memorial Cemetery (2), Presque Isle Cemetery (3), Saint Germain Cemetery (4), Hildegard Cemetery (5), Land O' Lakes Cemetery (6), Oak Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dorothy Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Mud Minnow Lake (C), Osceola Lake (D), Oswego Lake (E), Otter Lake (F), Muskellunge Lake (G), Muskesin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Allequash Creek (A), Siphon Creek (B), Boot Creek (C), Wildcat Creek (D), Portage Creek (E), Muskellunge Creek (F), Partridge Creek (G), Ontonagon River (H), Ila Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Vilas County include: Aurora Lake State Natural Area (1), Bittersweet Lakes State Natural Area (2), Black Tern Bog State Natural Area (3), Border Lakes State Natural Area (4), Dunn Lake State Natural Area (5), Day Lake State Natural Area (6), Escanaba Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area (7), Goodyear Springs - East State Natural Area (8), High Lake Spruce-Balsam Forest State Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

7.7%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 84
  • 1990 to 1994: 30
  • 1985 to 1989: 14
  • 1980 to 1984: 51
  • 1975 to 1979: 28
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 20
  • 1965 to 1969: 278

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

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

Vilas County marital status for males
Vilas County marital status for females

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

Here:

51.3% with mortgage
State:

68.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.94%
Here54.9%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 11,556
Total congregations: 32

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents6,581 (56.9%)1,135 (9.8%)974 (8.4%)797 (6.9%)731 (6.3%)
Congregations8 (25.0%)4 (12.5%)3 (9.4%)3 (9.4%)2 (6.3%)
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of America The Evangelical Covenant ChurchNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther
Adherents372 (3.2%)317 (2.7%)202 (1.7%)135 (1.2%)312 (2.7%)
Congregations2 (6.3%)3 (9.4%)1 (3.1%)1 (3.1%)5 (15.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Vilas County - Arbor Vitae, Lac du Flambeau, Lincoln, St. Germain, Washington

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
This county:

4.54 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Vilas County:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
This county:

11.34 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 85
Vilas County:

38.55 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.1%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.3%
Wisconsin:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Vilas County:

18.7%
State:

13.0%


Agriculture in Vilas County:

Average size of farms: 137 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $71,009
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1984.61
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60,445
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,615
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years

Tornado activity:

Vilas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.1 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.

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3249): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 4, 1999 to July 31, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1284): August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3091, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared (EM-3014): June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3014, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Vilas County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 3

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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



  • Germany (20%)
  • Canada (11%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Poland (6%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Vilas County (%):



  • German (38%)
  • Polish (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • English (5%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • United States or American (3%)
  • Norwegian (3%)


Vilas County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Vilas County, Wisconsin:

  • 121 people in nursing homes
  • 93 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 36 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,701.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 2006: 8.4

Births per 1000 population in Vilas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Vilas County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Vilas County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.5
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3148.900
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 35.99
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29842.56

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 837.440
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1101.660
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.96

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80.61

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 35.83

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.9. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,748
  • 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.

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

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

Births: 956
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,317
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +41
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,663
Here:

+74 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Vilas County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 416
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,843
  • 1990 to 1999: 4,157
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,703
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,621
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,444
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,437
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,764
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,393
Rooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 12
  • 2 rooms: 63
  • 3 rooms: 336
  • 4 rooms: 1,469
  • 5 rooms: 2,092
  • 6 rooms: 1,542
  • 7 rooms: 930
  • 8 rooms: 493
  • 9+ rooms: 494
  • 1 room: 18
  • 2 rooms: 101
  • 3 rooms: 302
  • 4 rooms: 492
  • 5 rooms: 360
  • 6 rooms: 204
  • 7 rooms: 84
  • 8 rooms: 45
  • 9+ rooms: 29
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 338
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,725
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,252
  • 4 bedrooms: 889
  • 5+ bedrooms: 215
  • no bedroom: 25
  • 1 bedroom: 376
  • 2 bedrooms: 707
  • 3 bedrooms: 386
  • 4 bedrooms: 114
  • 5+ bedrooms: 27
Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 155
  • 1 vehicle: 2,371
  • 2 vehicles: 3,502
  • 3 vehicles: 968
  • 4 vehicles: 258
  • 5+ vehicles: 177
  • no vehicle: 181
  • 1 vehicle: 803
  • 2 vehicles: 498
  • 3 vehicles: 98
  • 4 vehicles: 34
  • 5+ vehicles: 21

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Vilas County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (46.3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36.6%)
  • Electricity (6.8%)
  • Wood (6.4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.8%)
  • Utility gas (40.6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33.4%)
  • Electricity (19.3%)
  • Wood (3.4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126
Here:

5.7%
Wisconsin:

16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
Here:

5.0%
Wisconsin:

9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73
Here:

15.4%
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.)


Vilas County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,903,000
  • Charges - All Other: $1,032,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $280,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,508,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,893,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,385,000
    Regular Highways: $2,123,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,373,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,157,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,144,000
    Financial Administration: $1,093,000
    General - Other: $1,082,000
    Health - Other: $912,000
    Central Staff Services: $581,000
    General Public Buildings: $554,000
    Parks and Recreation: $520,000
    Solid Waste Management: $138,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $115,000
    Libraries: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $583,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $378,000
    All Other: $162,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,290,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $530,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $137,000
    Sale of Property: $54,000
    Rents: $25,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,490,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,775,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $229,000
    Central Staff Services: $154,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,390,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,836,000
    All Other: $1,828,000
    Highways: $1,828,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,069,000
    Health and Hospitals: $139,000
    Education: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,069,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,010,000
    Other License: $415,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $193,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,426,000

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 Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Vilas County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Most common first names in Vilas County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John17473.5 years
William12974.8 years
Robert11470.7 years
Mary9679.2 years
Joseph8977.8 years
Helen8482.1 years
Edward8475.3 years
George8375.8 years
Charles8274.5 years
Frank8076.9 years
Most common last names in Vilas County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson5681.3 years
Smith4076.1 years
Anderson3477.7 years
Olson2881.9 years
Schmidt2779.9 years
Peterson2475.3 years
Miller2277.1 years
Chapman1870.2 years
Brown1775.8 years
Krueger1775.5 years
Businesses in Vilas County, WI
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware2MasterBrand Cabinets12
AmericInn1Maurices1
Arby's1McDonald's2
Best Western2Pizza Hut2
Burger King1RadioShack2
Comfort Inn1Sears1
Curves1Slumberland1
Dairy Queen1Subway2
Days Inn1Super 81
Domino's Pizza1True Value1
FedEx4U-Haul6
GNC1UPS6
Goodwill1Vans1
H&R Block2Verizon Wireless1
Jones New York3Walgreens2
La-Z-Boy2Walmart1
Lane Furniture2YMCA4
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Vilas County on our top lists:

  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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