Waupaca County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.1%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Waupaca County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 25,899	(50.1%)
Females: 25,832	(49.9%)

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Waupaca County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$44,006
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Waupaca County	$123,996
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 133
• Thefts: 341
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 128
• Thefts: 296
• Auto thefts: 50

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Waupaca County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $530 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: New London, Waupaca, Clintonville, Farmington, Mukwa, Dayton, Weyauwega, Lebanon, Royalton, Caledonia.

2005 air pollution in Waupaca County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Marathon County , Outagamie County , Portage County , Shawano County , Waushara County , Winnebago County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Waupaca County: Crystal Lake Corners (A), Elder Lawn Farm (B), Spencer Lake Bible Camp (C), Maple Lind Farm (D), Big Falls Dairy Farm (E), Evanswood Stock Farm (F), Vic-to-Rae Camp (G), Grove Terrace Farm (H), Stanleys Landing (I), Sunny Slope Farm (J), Waupaca Boys Camp (K), Fitzgerald Corners (L), Maple Grove Farm (M), Lind Center (N), Parfitt Landing (O), Rawhide Boys Camp (P), Fremont Station (Q), Wyoming Guernsey Stock Farm (R), Waupaca County Home (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Waupaca County include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Saint Patrick Church (C), Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Emaus Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Farmington Church (H), Crystal Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Iola Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Cedar Cemetery (3), Saint Martin Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Cemetery (5), Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery (6), Saint John Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spencer Lake (A), Ebbe Lake (B), Price Lake (C), White Lake (D), Skunk Lake (E), Herman Lake (F), Silver Lake (G), Siemer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Allen Creek (A), Little Creek (B), Little River (C), Nichol Creek (D), Little Wolf River (E), Jones Creek (F), Nace Creek (G), Crystal River (H), Murry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Waupaca County include: Hartman Creek State Park (1), Mud Lake Bog State Natural Area (2), Decker Memorial County Park (3), Mud Lake-Radley Creek Savanna State Natural Area (4), Poppy's Rock State Natural Area (5), Waupace County Park (6), Little Wolf River State Natural Area (7), Keller Whitcomb Creek Woods State Natural Area (8), Skunk And Foster Lakes State Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.7%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 1,145
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 509 (61% naturalized citizens)

Waupaca County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,150
• One, attached: 239
• Two: 1,221
• 3 or 4: 493
• 5 to 9: 661
• 10 to 19: 575
• 20 or more: 596
• Mobile homes: 1,514
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Housing units in Waupaca County with a mortgage: 7,244 (995 second mortgage, 1,040 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,674

Waupaca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,141 (81%) Carpooled: 2,389 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 94 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 48 (0%) Walked: 846 (3%) Other means: 108 (0%) Worked at home: 1,324 (5%)

5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($31,279 average AGI)
1.06% relocated from other states ($7,928 average AGI)

Waupaca County:	1.06%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Outagamie County, WI	1.34% ($37,234 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, WI	0.67% ($40,940)
from Portage County, WI	0.46% ($43,478)
from Shawano County, WI	0.33% ($24,742)
from Waushara County, WI	0.26% ($37,321)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.25% ($38,540)
from Brown County, WI	0.21% ($35,929)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.72% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($24,916 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($6,420 average AGI)

Waupaca County:	1.36%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Outagamie County, WI	1.39% ($35,200 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, WI	0.71% ($30,657)
to Portage County, WI	0.42% ($27,440)
to Shawano County, WI	0.41% ($25,341)
to Waushara County, WI	0.19% ($33,974)
to Brown County, WI	0.19% ($33,079)
to Dane County, WI	0.18% ($24,703)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,666 (9,549 aged, 1,117 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,779 (11,953 male householders, 2,041 female householders)

  11,844 spouses, 15,161 children (13,924 natural, 344 adopted, 893 stepchildren), 347 grandchildren, 206 brothers or sisters, 252 parents, 260 other relatives, 715 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,149 (2,743 male householders (2,136 living alone)), 3,172 female householders (2,861 living alone)), 1,234 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,803 (1,579 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,354 2-persons, 2,964 3-persons, 2,830 4-persons, 1,283 5-persons, 444 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,997 1-person, 767 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

96.3% of residents of Waupaca County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $274,584,000 ($5206 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,113,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $151,574,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,362,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,988,000
Federal grants: $43,049,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,272,000 ($5,385,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,339,000 ($837,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,425,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,966,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,743,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

62% of Waupaca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Wisconsin.

Waupaca County:	61.5%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 43451
• Northeast: 625
• Midwest: 5268
• South: 854
• West: 874

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,000

Here:	15.3%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	5.3%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	12.2%
Wisconsin:	18.1%