River Falls, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,352 (Urban population: 14,261 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 91 (all nonfarm))

River Falls, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,349 (4,275 occupied: 2,174 owner occupied, 2,101 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	32%

Housing density: 874 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $192,670.

Median contract rent in 2007: $608 (lower quartile is $468, upper quartile is $705)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $534

Median gross rent in River Falls, WI in 2007: $704

Housing units in River Falls with a mortgage: 1,551 (215 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 395

River Falls,WI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $189,704 (it was $125,800 in 2000)

River Falls:	$189,704
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,629 - $227,030

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $208,960
Here: $208,960
State: $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,277
Here: $195,277
State: $196,806

In 2-unit structures: $204,792
Here: $204,792
State: $167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,279
Here: $187,279
State: $190,048

Mobile homes: $23,444
Here: $23,444
State: $36,669

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,469

In family households: 7,246 (1,751 male householders, 568 female householders)
1,803 spouses, 2,694 children (2,563 natural, 81 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 46 other relatives, 211 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,223 (825 male householders (539 living alone)), 1,127 female householders (691 living alone)), 1,271 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,149 (154 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 914 2-persons, 642 3-persons, 490 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,230 1-person, 444 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

1,676 married couples with children.
494 single-parent households (100 men, 394 women).

94.9% of residents of River Falls speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 201 (1.6%)
(37.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in River Falls, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 134 5 rooms: 364 6 rooms: 426 7 rooms: 427 8 rooms: 331 9 or more rooms: 435

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in River Falls, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 79 2 rooms: 330 3 rooms: 392 4 rooms: 676 5 rooms: 339 6 rooms: 150 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 441
1990 to 1994: 314
1980 to 1989: 816
1970 to 1979: 876
1960 to 1969: 625
1950 to 1959: 360
1940 to 1949: 193
1939 or earlier: 661

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in River Falls:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 458 3 bedrooms: 1,049 4 bedrooms: 542 5 or more bedrooms: 97

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in River Falls:
	no bedroom: 100 1 bedroom: 608 2 bedrooms: 1,020 3 bedrooms: 265 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 69

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in River Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 557 2 vehicles: 1,029 3 vehicles: 421 4 vehicles: 115 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in River Falls in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 215 1 vehicle: 837 2 vehicles: 730 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 118 5 or more vehicles: 70

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in River Falls, WI:

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 160
$125,000 to $149,999: 299
$150,000 to $174,999: 349
$175,000 to $199,999: 373
$200,000 to $249,999: 629
$250,000 to $299,999: 253
$300,000 to $399,999: 150
$400,000 to $499,999: 51
$500,000 to $749,999: 43
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

River Falls rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in River Falls:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 23
$150 to $199: 30
$200 to $249: 36
$250 to $299: 82
$300 to $349: 117
$350 to $399: 95
$400 to $449: 136
$450 to $499: 155
$500 to $549: 156
$550 to $599: 276
$600 to $649: 287
$650 to $699: 283
$700 to $749: 214
$750 to $799: 133
$800 to $899: 88
$900 to $999: 79
$1,000 to $1,249: 117
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 54 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 54 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

River Falls, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 40.3%
Number of people working at home: 208 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 624
5 to 9 minutes: 2030
10 to 14 minutes: 911
15 to 19 minutes: 711
20 to 24 minutes: 564
25 to 29 minutes: 383
30 to 34 minutes: 721
35 to 39 minutes: 142
40 to 44 minutes: 223
45 to 59 minutes: 833
60 to 89 minutes: 242
90 or more minutes: 71

River Falls mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,633 (74%)
Carpooled: 775 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 82 (1%)
Walked: 922 (12%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 208 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 284
$10,000 to $14,999: 310
$15,000 to $19,999: 313
$20,000 to $24,999: 234
$25,000 to $29,999: 294
$30,000 to $34,999: 325
$35,000 to $39,999: 295
$40,000 to $44,999: 309
$45,000 to $49,999: 200
$50,000 to $59,999: 339
$60,000 to $74,999: 615
$75,000 to $99,999: 456
$100,000 to $124,999: 145
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

German: 3946

Norwegian: 1825

Swedish: 747

Irish: 683

English: 448

Other groups: 447

Polish: 438

Italian: 289

United States or American: 278

French (except Basque): 261

Czech: 168

French Canadian: 140

European: 127

Danish: 116

Dutch: 108

Scotch-Irish: 78

Scottish: 73

Scandinavian: 58

Austrian: 54

Welsh: 43

Czechoslovakian: 38

British: 35

Iranian: 28

Northern European: 25

Belgian: 21

Finnish: 21

Latvian: 13

Swiss: 13

Portuguese: 11

Luxemburger: 10

Hungarian: 10

Turkish: 6

Australian: 5

Serbian: 5

Eastern European: 4

Russian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Japan (21%)
Korea (20%)
Laos (9%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)

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

This state: 6370
Northeast: 279
Midwest: 4969
South: 275
West: 466

40% of River Falls residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 82
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 623
Less than 1 year of college: 242
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 491
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 697
Master's degree: 173
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 161

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 787
Less than 1 year of college: 215
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 414
Associate degree: 239
Bachelor's degree: 844
Master's degree: 264
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 32.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 32.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,949
Black householders: $42,119
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,224
Asian householders: $54,281
Some other race householders: $63,491
Two or more races householders: $36,040
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,952

River Falls household income for White non-Hispanic householders

River Falls household income for Black householders

River Falls household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

River Falls household income for Asian householders

River Falls household income for Some other race householders

River Falls household income for Two or more races householders

River Falls marital status for males

River Falls marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,371
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $189,228
Asian householders: $130,555
Some other race householders: $172,793
Two or more races householders: $278,466
Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,793

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,111
One, attached: 250
Two: 328
3 or 4: 229
5 to 9: 305
10 to 19: 222
20 to 49: 645
50 or more: 108
Mobile homes: 151

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,205

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in River Falls:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	6.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	1.0%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 319

Here:	8.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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