Wood County, Wisconsin (WI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,701
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 22,380
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,469 (it was 7,755 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 793 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 93 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Manufacturing (17.8%), Retail trade (12.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 67,05290.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,5823.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,9732.7%Two or more races
- 1,6402.2%Asian alone
- 5020.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2060.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1090.1%Some other race alone
- 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 40.1 years |
Males: 36,810 | ![]() |
Females: 37,260 | ![]() |

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Wood County: | 2.0 people |
Wisconsin: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $52,627 ($41,595 in 1999)
This county: | $52,627 |
Wisconsin: | $67,125 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $625 (lower quartile is $488, upper quartile is $747)
This county: | $625 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $158,600 (it was $82,100 in 2000)
Wood: | $158,600 |
Wisconsin: | $230,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,145Detached houses: $191,570
Here: $191,570 State: $278,533 Townhouses or other attached units: $231,150
Here: $231,150 State: $249,542 In 2-unit structures: $122,309
Here: $122,309 State: $196,057 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $197,894
Here: $197,894 State: $192,034 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $651,223
Here: $651,223 State: $208,711 Mobile homes: $50,876
Here: $50,876 State: $62,067
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $461
Institutionalized population: 604
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 29
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 21
- Burglaries: 13
- Thefts: 87
- Auto thefts: 10
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 31
- Thefts: 82
- Auto thefts: 14
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 114 buildings, average cost: $347,800
- 2020: 92 buildings, average cost: $267,800
- 2019: 92 buildings, average cost: $250,500
- 2018: 102 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2017: 105 buildings, average cost: $187,600
- 2016: 89 buildings, average cost: $234,700
- 2015: 81 buildings, average cost: $224,300
- 2014: 78 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2013: 69 buildings, average cost: $208,300
- 2012: 97 buildings, average cost: $202,300
- 2011: 67 buildings, average cost: $187,400
- 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $155,700
- 2009: 107 buildings, average cost: $185,200
- 2008: 125 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2007: 155 buildings, average cost: $171,300
- 2006: 178 buildings, average cost: $165,200
- 2005: 272 buildings, average cost: $154,400
- 2004: 264 buildings, average cost: $143,600
- 2003: 262 buildings, average cost: $150,400
- 2002: 274 buildings, average cost: $132,200
- 2001: 240 buildings, average cost: $133,500
- 2000: 232 buildings, average cost: $127,700
- 1999: 318 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 1998: 278 buildings, average cost: $118,700
- 1997: 197 buildings, average cost: $100,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,597 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,384 (1.5%)
Wood County: | 12.7% |
Wisconsin: | 10.8% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 43.0 years old
(Males: 42.0 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.0 years old, Black residents: 40.7 years old, American Indian residents: 29.0 years old, Asian residents: 38.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.7 years old, Other race residents: 29.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wood County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, Grand Rapids, Saratoga, Lake Wazeecha, Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Seneca, Sigel, Biron.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Pleasant Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wood County include: Little Plum Church (A), Pepin Hill Church (B), Holy Rosary Church (C), Chippewa Valley Church (D), Stockholm Church (E), Saint Josephs Church (F), Sabylund Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Little Plum Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Holy Rosary Cemetery (3), Oakwood Cemetery (4), East Pepin Cemetery (5), Round Hill Cemetery (6), Waubeek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Schlosser Lake (A), Silver Birch Lake (B), Lake Pepin (C), Thompson Lake (D), Dead Lake (E), Wilcox Lake (F), 0.07 Reservoir (G), 3 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Plum Creek (A), Arkansaw Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Bogus Creek (D), Swinger Slough (E), Thompson Slough (F), Porcupine Creek (G), Eau Galle River (H), Ninemile Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wood County include: Five-Mile Bluff Prairie State Natural Area (1), Maiden Rock Bluff State Natural Area (2), Nine Mile Island State Natural Area (3), Silver Birch Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Custer County, Idaho , Crawford County, Michigan
, Jackson County
, Nicollet County, Minnesota
, St. Croix County
, Sibley County, Minnesota
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Here: | 2.9% |
Wisconsin: | 2.5% |
Current college students: 2,792
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,567 (33.2% naturalized citizens)
Wood County: | 2.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2842010 or later
- 6392000 to 2009
- 2351990 to 1999
- 4441980 to 1989
- 1041970 to 1979
- 317Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 26,161
- One, attached: 871
- Two: 1,392
- 3 or 4: 651
- 5 to 9: 1,187
- 10 to 19: 1,281
- 20 to 49: 934
- 50 or more: 496
- Mobile homes: 1,687
Housing units in Wood County with a mortgage: 12,702 (1,612 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 1,216 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 482
Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
State: | 96.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wood County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 27,050 | 18 |
Evangelical Protestant | 16,327 | 51 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,785 | 25 |
Other | 973 | 6 |
None | 22,614 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Wood County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Wood County: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Wood County: | 8.6% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Wood County: | 28.4% |
State: | 27.5% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Wood County:
Average size of farms: 206 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,528
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $287.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.92%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56,171
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73,246
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 44.11%
Corn for grain: 26603 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 421 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 10951 harvested acres
Vegetables: 438 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 39 acres
Tornado activity:
Wood County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 6680539.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused $120,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 213.7 miles away from Wood County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 428.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 308.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 403.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 186.9 miles away from Wood County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 428.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2019 - July 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 09, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1944: October 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1944, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2002 to September 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1432: September 10, 2002, FEMA Id: 1432, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2002 to June 25, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1429: July 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1429, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wood County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 28,724 (77.1%)
- Carpooled: 2,873 (7.7%)
- Bus: 15 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 15 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 387 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 96 (0.3%)
- Walked: 709 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 3,720 (10.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Manufacturing (14%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Mexico (29%)
- Laos (13%)
- India (7%)
- Canada (6%)
- Thailand (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Sudan (4%)
- German (47%)
- American (10%)
- Polish (7%)
- English (5%)
- Norwegian (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Wood County, Wisconsin in 2010:
- 478 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 193 people in group homes intended for adults
- 99 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 48 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 17 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 16 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 14 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 9 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Wood County, Wisconsin in 2000:
- 608 people in nursing homes
- 245 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 104 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 84 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 66 people in other group homes
- 38 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 28 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 18 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 2 people in homes for the physically handicapped
5.97% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,021 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.97% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.45% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($36,462 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($15,559 average AGI)
Wood County: 1.51% Wisconsin average: 2.19%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Portage County, WI | ![]() |
from Marathon County, WI | ![]() |
from Clark County, WI | ![]() |
from Adams County, WI | ![]() |
from Dane County, WI | ![]() |
from Milwaukee County, WI | ![]() |
from La Crosse County, WI | ![]() |
5.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,002 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.61% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($38,648 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($17,355 average AGI)
Wood County: 1.38% Wisconsin average: 2.22%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Portage County, WI | ![]() |
to Marathon County, WI | ![]() |
to Adams County, WI | ![]() |
to Clark County, WI | ![]() |
to Dane County, WI | ![]() |
to Brown County, WI | ![]() |
to Milwaukee County, WI | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,974 (12,316 aged, 1,658 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 583 (3%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wood County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,170)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (866)
- Unspecified dementia (817)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (797)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (711)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (561)
- Congestive heart failure (480)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (477)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (321)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (173)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,822
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 668
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,813
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,106
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 988
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 67
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 127.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 72.5
- Other - 55.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 74,070- Male householders: 15,006 (4,466 living alone), Female householders: 16,884 (4,609 living alone)
15,588 spouses (15,283 opposite-sex spouses), 2,197 unmarried partners, (2,102 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,130 children (18,290 natural, 304 adopted, 536 stepchildren), 794 grandchildren, 501 brothers or sisters, 529 parents, 351 foster children, 485 other relatives, 1,631 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 974
Size of family households: 11,763 2-persons, 4,409 3-persons, 2,897 4-persons, 1,361 5-persons, 595 6-persons, 397 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,075 1-person, 1,294 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 61 5-persons.
9,746 married couples with children.
4,820 single-parent households (1,158 men, 3,662 women).
95.9% of residents of Wood speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $396,145,000 ($5,268 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,285,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $206,539,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $82,822,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,477,000
Federal grants: $80,521,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,507,000 ($684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,280,000 ($940,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,533,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,127,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,208,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,441Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,531
Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +351
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,484
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Wood County, Wisconsin
- 1012020 or later
- 1,9252010 to 2019
- 3,3672000 to 2009
- 3,3671990 to 1999
- 4,2281980 to 1989
- 6,7291970 to 1979
- 3,3851960 to 1969
- 3,1081950 to 1959
- 2,5891940 to 1949
- 5,8611939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wood County, Wisconsin
- 1011 room
- 222 rooms
- 3153 rooms
- 2,1234 rooms
- 5,2785 rooms
- 4,6816 rooms
- 3,8777 rooms
- 2,8178 rooms
- 3,9559+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood County, Wisconsin
- 5741 room
- 7542 rooms
- 1,4713 rooms
- 1,6574 rooms
- 1,4895 rooms
- 1,6366 rooms
- 6337 rooms
- 1358 rooms
- 3729+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wood County, Wisconsin
- 101no bedroom
- 5071 bedroom
- 4,8872 bedrooms
- 11,7093 bedrooms
- 5,0354 bedrooms
- 9305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood County, Wisconsin
- 660no bedroom
- 1,5201 bedroom
- 3,4962 bedrooms
- 2,0663 bedrooms
- 6264 bedrooms
- 3535+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wood County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 418no vehicle
- 5,2221 vehicle
- 10,4992 vehicles
- 4,4683 vehicles
- 1,9504 vehicles
- 6125+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wood County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,187no vehicle
- 4,1571 vehicle
- 2,3472 vehicles
- 6253 vehicles
- 3824 vehicles
- 235+ vehicles
86.3% of Wood County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Wisconsin.
Wood County: | 86.3% |
State average: | 86.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59,444
- Other state: 12,711
- Northeast: 1,433
- Midwest: 7,857
- South: 1,952
- West: 1,469
- 61.4%Utility gas
- 21.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.6%Wood
- 4.3%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 52.7%Utility gas
- 40.2%Electricity
- 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.9% |
Wisconsin: | 17.2% |
Here: | 11.7% |
Wisconsin: | 11.4% |
Here: | 6.8% |
Wisconsin: | 20.5% |
Wood County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,988,000
- Charges - Other: $19,166,000
Other: $16,728,000
Parks and Recreation: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $339,000
Natural Resources - Other: $284,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $6,047,000
Regular Highways: $4,571,000
General Public Buildings: $2,916,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Public Welfare - Other: $213,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $74,000
Libraries: $34,000
Libraries: $30,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,135,000
Health - Other: $17,799,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,446,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,034,000
Regular Highways: $10,150,000
Regular Highways: $9,547,000
Hospitals: $9,366,000
Police Protection: $7,669,000
Police Protection: $7,198,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,901,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,927,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,556,000
Central Staff Services: $2,794,000
Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,810,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
General - Other: $1,573,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,565,000
General - Other: $1,504,000
Financial Administration: $1,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,368,000
Financial Administration: $1,139,000
Libraries: $978,000
Libraries: $890,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $571,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $554,000
Local Fire Protection: $108,000
Hospitals: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $803,000
Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $611,000
Interest on Debt: $462,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $20,000
Other - Health - Other: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,607,000
Highways: $1,941,000
Health and Hospitals: $936,000
Health and Hospitals: $809,000
Other: $418,000
Other: $386,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,318,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,819,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,723,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,009,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,171,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,449,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,361,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $812,000
Interest Earnings: $732,000
General Revenue - Other: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Fines and Forfeits: $253,000
General Revenue - Other: $204,000
Rents: $181,000
Sale of Property: $179,000
Rents: $135,000
Sale of Property: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $942,000
Central Staff Services: $621,000
Police Protection: $498,000
Police Protection: $150,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,650,000
Cash and Securities: $142,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,794,000
Public Welfare: $13,032,000
Highways: $5,830,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,610,000
Highways: $4,290,000
General Local Government Support: $4,190,000
General Local Government Support: $3,913,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,427,000
Other: $2,153,000
Other: $1,956,000
Education: $1,416,000
Education: $1,084,000
- Tax - Property: $28,422,000
Property: $24,521,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,729,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $405,000
Other License: $342,000
Other License: $229,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $212,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $166,000
Other: $19,000
Other: $18,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,899,000
: $3,458,000
Wood County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,988,000
- Charges - Other: $19,166,000
Other: $16,728,000
Parks and Recreation: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $339,000
Natural Resources - Other: $284,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $6,047,000
Regular Highways: $4,571,000
General Public Buildings: $2,916,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Public Welfare - Other: $213,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $74,000
Libraries: $34,000
Libraries: $30,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,135,000
Health - Other: $17,799,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,446,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,034,000
Regular Highways: $10,150,000
Regular Highways: $9,547,000
Hospitals: $9,366,000
Police Protection: $7,669,000
Police Protection: $7,198,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,901,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,927,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,556,000
Central Staff Services: $2,794,000
Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,810,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
General - Other: $1,573,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,565,000
General - Other: $1,504,000
Financial Administration: $1,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,368,000
Financial Administration: $1,139,000
Libraries: $978,000
Libraries: $890,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $571,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $554,000
Local Fire Protection: $108,000
Hospitals: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $803,000
Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $611,000
Interest on Debt: $462,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $20,000
Other - Health - Other: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,607,000
Highways: $1,941,000
Health and Hospitals: $936,000
Health and Hospitals: $809,000
Other: $418,000
Other: $386,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,318,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,819,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,723,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,009,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,171,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,449,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,361,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $812,000
Interest Earnings: $732,000
General Revenue - Other: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Fines and Forfeits: $253,000
General Revenue - Other: $204,000
Rents: $181,000
Sale of Property: $179,000
Rents: $135,000
Sale of Property: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $942,000
Central Staff Services: $621,000
Police Protection: $498,000
Police Protection: $150,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,650,000
Cash and Securities: $142,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,794,000
Public Welfare: $13,032,000
Highways: $5,830,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,610,000
Highways: $4,290,000
General Local Government Support: $4,190,000
General Local Government Support: $3,913,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,427,000
Other: $2,153,000
Other: $1,956,000
Education: $1,416,000
Education: $1,084,000
- Tax - Property: $28,422,000
Property: $24,521,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,729,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $405,000
Other License: $342,000
Other License: $229,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $212,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $166,000
Other: $19,000
Other: $18,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,899,000
: $3,458,000
Wood County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,988,000
- Charges - Other: $19,166,000
Other: $16,728,000
Parks and Recreation: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $339,000
Natural Resources - Other: $284,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $6,047,000
Regular Highways: $4,571,000
General Public Buildings: $2,916,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Public Welfare - Other: $213,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $74,000
Libraries: $34,000
Libraries: $30,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,135,000
Health - Other: $17,799,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,446,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,034,000
Regular Highways: $10,150,000
Regular Highways: $9,547,000
Hospitals: $9,366,000
Police Protection: $7,669,000
Police Protection: $7,198,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,901,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,927,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,556,000
Central Staff Services: $2,794,000
Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,810,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
General - Other: $1,573,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,565,000
General - Other: $1,504,000
Financial Administration: $1,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,368,000
Financial Administration: $1,139,000
Libraries: $978,000
Libraries: $890,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $571,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $554,000
Local Fire Protection: $108,000
Hospitals: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $803,000
Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $611,000
Interest on Debt: $462,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $20,000
Other - Health - Other: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,607,000
Highways: $1,941,000
Health and Hospitals: $936,000
Health and Hospitals: $809,000
Other: $418,000
Other: $386,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,318,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,819,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,723,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,009,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,171,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,449,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,361,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $812,000
Interest Earnings: $732,000
General Revenue - Other: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Fines and Forfeits: $253,000
General Revenue - Other: $204,000
Rents: $181,000
Sale of Property: $179,000
Rents: $135,000
Sale of Property: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $942,000
Central Staff Services: $621,000
Police Protection: $498,000
Police Protection: $150,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,650,000
Cash and Securities: $142,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,794,000
Public Welfare: $13,032,000
Highways: $5,830,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,610,000
Highways: $4,290,000
General Local Government Support: $4,190,000
General Local Government Support: $3,913,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,427,000
Other: $2,153,000
Other: $1,956,000
Education: $1,416,000
Education: $1,084,000
- Tax - Property: $28,422,000
Property: $24,521,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,729,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $405,000
Other License: $342,000
Other License: $229,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $212,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $166,000
Other: $19,000
Other: $18,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,899,000
: $3,458,000
Wood County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,988,000
- Charges - Other: $19,166,000
Other: $16,728,000
Parks and Recreation: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $339,000
Natural Resources - Other: $284,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $6,047,000
Regular Highways: $4,571,000
General Public Buildings: $2,916,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Public Welfare - Other: $213,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $74,000
Libraries: $34,000
Libraries: $30,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,135,000
Health - Other: $17,799,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,446,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,034,000
Regular Highways: $10,150,000
Regular Highways: $9,547,000
Hospitals: $9,366,000
Police Protection: $7,669,000
Police Protection: $7,198,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,901,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,927,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,556,000
Central Staff Services: $2,794,000
Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,810,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
General - Other: $1,573,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,565,000
General - Other: $1,504,000
Financial Administration: $1,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,368,000
Financial Administration: $1,139,000
Libraries: $978,000
Libraries: $890,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $571,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $554,000
Local Fire Protection: $108,000
Hospitals: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,225,000
Health and Hospitals: $803,000
Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $611,000
Interest on Debt: $462,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $20,000
Other - Health - Other: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,607,000
Highways: $1,941,000
Health and Hospitals: $936,000
Health and Hospitals: $809,000
Other: $418,000
Other: $386,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,318,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,819,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,723,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,009,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,171,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,449,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,361,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $812,000
Interest Earnings: $732,000
General Revenue - Other: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Fines and Forfeits: $253,000
General Revenue - Other: $204,000
Rents: $181,000
Sale of Property: $179,000
Rents: $135,000
Sale of Property: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $942,000
Central Staff Services: $621,000
Police Protection: $498,000
Police Protection: $150,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,650,000
Cash and Securities: $142,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,794,000
Public Welfare: $13,032,000
Highways: $5,830,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,610,000
Highways: $4,290,000
General Local Government Support: $4,190,000
General Local Government Support: $3,913,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,427,000
Other: $2,153,000
Other: $1,956,000
Education: $1,416,000
Education: $1,084,000
- Tax - Property: $28,422,000
Property: $24,521,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,729,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $405,000
Other License: $342,000
Other License: $229,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $212,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $166,000
Other: $19,000
Other: $18,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,899,000
: $3,458,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,128
- Number of aged recipients: 97
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,031
- Number of recipients under 18: 156
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 769
- Number of recipients older than 64: 203
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 468
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 466
Most common first names in Wood County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 580 | 77.4 years |
William | 441 | 77.6 years |
Mary | 427 | 82.4 years |
Robert | 415 | 71.7 years |
George | 335 | 78.2 years |
Joseph | 311 | 78.6 years |
Edward | 289 | 77.5 years |
Margaret | 287 | 81.8 years |
Frank | 286 | 80.6 years |
James | 284 | 71.1 years |
Most common last names in Wood County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 214 | 77.4 years |
Smith | 157 | 76.8 years |
Anderson | 148 | 78.3 years |
Miller | 110 | 78.7 years |
Olson | 105 | 76.8 years |
Nelson | 99 | 78.9 years |
Peterson | 95 | 77.7 years |
Schmidt | 91 | 79.9 years |
Schultz | 69 | 76.1 years |
Meyer | 62 | 78.8 years |
Businesses in Wood County, WI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Goodwill | 5 | U-Haul | 5 | |
H&R Block | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Walmart | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |
Wood County on our top lists:
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"