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Wood County, Wisconsin business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.3%
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
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
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)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%
Housing units in structures:
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
4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,704 average adjusted gross income)
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%
5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,981 average adjusted gross income)
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%
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
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
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,500
Parks & Recreation: $229,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
Regular Highways: $1,450,000
Welfare - Other: $50,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $21,000
Welfare - Other: $19,245,000
Regular Highways: $5,430,000
General - Other: $5,144,000
Police Protection: $4,704,000
Corrections - Other: $3,195,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,997,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,354,000
Central Staff Services: $1,274,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,258,000
Financial Administration: $899,000
General Public Buildings: $815,000
Libraries: $609,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $443,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $24,000
All Other: $253,000
Public Welfare: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $362,000
General - Other: $249,000
Welfare - Other: $211,000
Parks & Recreation: $137,000
Health - Other: $134,000
Central Staff: $79,000
Natural Resource - Other: $22,000
Judicial: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
General Support: $6,243,000
Highways: $2,798,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,267,000
All Other: $1,500,000
Health & Hospitals: $395,000
Education: $19,000
NEC: $568,000
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