County population in 2016: 73,107 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 75,555 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 14,428 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: 92 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Wood County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $51,887 ($41,595 in 1999)
This county:
$51,887
Wisconsin:
$56,811
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $508 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $636)
This county:
$508
State:
$684
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $134,400 (it was $82,100 in 2000)
Wood:
$134,400
Wisconsin:
$173,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,900 - $188,100 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,099 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $431
Institutionalized population: 604
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,585 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,344 (2.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.7%
Wood County:
8.7%
Wisconsin:
11.8%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.0% for Black residents, 17.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.0% for American Indian residents, 28.0% for other race residents, 24.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 44.1 years old
(Males: 43.0 years old, Females: 45.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.4 years old, Black residents: 28.8 years old, American Indian residents: 41.4 years old, Asian residents: 30.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 27.3 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.
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
Current college students: 2,792 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,053 (59.9% naturalized citizens)
Wood County:
2.8%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 275
2000 to 2009: 579
1990 to 1999: 429
1980 to 1989: 444
1970 to 1979: 104
Before 1970: 317
Note: State values scaled to Wood County population
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: 25,080
One, attached: 1,424
Two: 1,947
3 or 4: 780
5 to 9: 1,070
10 to 19: 1,268
20 to 49: 868
50 or more: 876
Mobile homes: 1,419
Housing units in Wood County with a mortgage: 13,226 (507 second mortgage, 1,023 home equity loan, 141 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10,276
Here:
56.5% with mortgage
State:
64.1% 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
-
Wood County Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 9
Wood County:
1.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Wood County:
4.61 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 65
This county:
8.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wood County:
8.6%
Wisconsin:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Wood County:
28.4%
State:
27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.3%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Wood County:
Average size of farms: 206 acres Average 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 slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 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, Depth: 8.9 mi, 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 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 190.6 miles away from Wood County center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 427.5 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 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
Wisconsin SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 27, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-376: April 27, 1973, FEMA Id: 376, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Wisconsin FLOODING, Incident Period: May 01, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-260: May 01, 1969, FEMA Id: 260, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Wood County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Management occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Management occupations (10%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (13%)
Laos (10%)
Pakistan (8%)
Korea (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Other Western Africa (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wood County (%):
German (45%)
American (10%)
Polish (6%)
Norwegian (4%)
European (3%)
Irish (2%)
English (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 33,198 (82.0%)
Carpooled: 3,458 (8.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 844 (2.1%)
Bicycle: 325 (0.8%)
Walked: 1,186 (2.9%)
Worked at home: 1,443 (3.6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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
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)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,602.
4.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,100 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.18%
Wisconsin average:
5.10%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($22,010 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($12,091 average AGI)
Wood County:
1.11%
Wisconsin average:
1.76%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.71% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,246 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.71%
Wisconsin average:
5.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.49% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($26,015 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($11,232 average AGI)
Wood County:
1.22%
Wisconsin average:
2.00%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wood County
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wood County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,034)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (656)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (380)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (364)
Congestive heart failure (355)
Pneumonia, unspecified (247)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (179)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.66 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 72.5
Other - 55.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 73,107
In family households: 57,456 (10,693 male householders, 9,577 female householders)
16,614 spouses, 17,181 children (16,043 natural, 258 adopted, 880 stepchildren), 1,363 grandchildren, 159 brothers or sisters, 184 parents, 330 other relatives, 1,355 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,671 (6,379 male householders (4,804 living alone)), 6,100 female householders (5,715 living alone)), 2,192 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 980
Size of family households: 10,907 2-persons, 3,365 3-persons, 3,469 4-persons, 1,591 5-persons, 459 6-persons, 479 7-or-more-persons.
10,403 married couples with children.
3,399 single-parent households (1,209 men, 2,190 women).
95.3% of residents of Wood speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% 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: 4,441
Here:
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
Here:
-20 per 1000 residents
State:
+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wood County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 45
2010 to 2013: 507
2000 to 2009: 3,477
1990 to 1999: 4,751
1980 to 1989: 3,566
1970 to 1979: 5,696
1960 to 1969: 4,656
1950 to 1959: 3,431
1940 to 1949: 1,461
1939 or earlier: 7,142
Note: State values scaled to Wood population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wood County, Wisconsin
Note: State values scaled to Wood County population
no vehicle: 533
1 vehicle: 5,478
2 vehicles: 10,486
3 vehicles: 4,517
4 vehicles: 1,574
5+ vehicles: 914
no vehicle: 1,288
1 vehicle: 5,522
2 vehicles: 1,507
3 vehicles: 832
4 vehicles: 82
5+ vehicles: 16
89% of Wood County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Wisconsin.
Wood County:
88.7%
State average:
85.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 59,250
Other state: 11,407
Northeast: 526
Midwest: 8,064
South: 1,378
West: 1,439
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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