Wood County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Wood County:	8.2%
Wisconsin:	10.2%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	8.7%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Wood County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 37,030	(49.0%)
Females: 38,525	(51.0%)

Wood County:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$44,743
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Wood County	$113,027
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 164
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 99
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 19

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, Lincoln, Richfield, Seneca.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clark County , Jackson County , Juneau County , Marathon County , Portage County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wood County: Camp Peterson (A), Westview Country Club (B), The Ridges Golf Course (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Shopko Plaza Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Wood County include: Grace Church (A), Victory Christian Outreach Center (B), Reformed Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Tower Road Chapel (E), Bethany Church (F), Church of God (G), East Nekoosa Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Indian Bill Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), John Ne-Wee Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Grace Lutheran Cemetery (6), Arpin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grass Lake (A), Ross Lake (B), East Potts Flowage (C), Fifteen, Pool (D), Middle Marsh (E), Nekoosa Flowage 5564 (F), North Gallagher Flowage (G), North, South, and West Gallagher Flowages 16 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tenmile Creek (A), Owl Creek (B), Little Bear Creek (C), Rocky Creek (D), Rocky Run (E), Kurt Creek (F), Harvey Creek (G), Puff Creek (H), Mosquito Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wood County include: Powers Bluff Maple Woods State Natural Area (1), Powers Bluff County Park (2), North Wood County Park (3), Dexter County Park (4), Restlawn Memorial Park (5), Ebbe Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.9%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 2,792
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,555 (44% naturalized citizens)

Wood County:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,727
• One, attached: 514
• Two: 1,963
• 3 or 4: 717
• 5 to 9: 733
• 10 to 19: 649
• 20 or more: 1,536
• Mobile homes: 1,838
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Wood County with a mortgage: 11,006 (1,356 second mortgage, 1,412 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,688

Wood 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 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 30,249 (82%) Carpooled: 3,273 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 45 (0%) Ferryboat: 14 (0%) Taxi: 85 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 88 (0%) Walked: 1,341 (4%) Other means: 171 (0%) Worked at home: 1,521 (4%)

4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.76%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.44% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($22,362 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($11,342 average AGI)

Wood County:	1.32%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Marathon County, WI	0.58% ($28,474 average AGI)
from Portage County, WI	0.58% ($29,132)
from Clark County, WI	0.38% ($28,912)
from Adams County, WI	0.18% ($38,382)
from Dane County, WI	0.14% ($26,667)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.13% ($30,500)
from Eau Claire County, WI	0.08% ($41,400)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)

Wood County:	0.04%
Wisconsin average:	0.04%

4.23% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($25,367 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($11,407 average AGI)

Wood County:	1.57%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Portage County, WI	0.77% ($32,034 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI	0.73% ($44,780)
to Dane County, WI	0.35% ($31,613)
to Clark County, WI	0.28% ($28,663)
to Adams County, WI	0.14% ($31,558)
to Outagamie County, WI	0.13% ($31,902)
to Eau Claire County, WI	0.13% ($25,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,574 (13,077 aged, 1,497 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 63,345 (17,197 male householders, 3,459 female householders)

  17,341 spouses, 22,949 children (21,087 natural, 695 adopted, 1,167 stepchildren), 524 grandchildren, 259 brothers or sisters, 343 parents, 293 other relatives, 980 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,007 (4,085 male householders (3,275 living alone)), 5,390 female householders (4,891 living alone)), 1,532 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,203 (813 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,428 2-persons, 4,411 3-persons, 4,137 4-persons, 1,873 5-persons, 532 6-persons, 275 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,166 1-person, 1,136 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

95.5% of residents of Wood County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $396,145,000 ($5268 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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

64% of Wood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Wisconsin.

Wood County:	64.1%
State average:	57.2%

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

• This state: 62286
• Northeast: 851
• Midwest: 8019
• South: 1269
• West: 1362

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,500

Here:	16.0%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	9.5%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	8.0%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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