Wausau, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 37,576 (Urban population: 37,269, Rural population: 307 (all nonfarm))

Wausau, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,687 (15,704 occupied: 9,696 owner occupied, 6,008 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1012 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: $457 (lower quartile is $367, upper quartile is $575)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $447

Median gross rent in Wausau, WI in 2007: $558

Housing units in Wausau with a mortgage: 5,659 (641 second mortgage, 793 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,099

Wausau,WI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,321 (it was $84,700 in 2000)

Wausau:	$124,321
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,028 - $169,075

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,112

In family households: 29,539 (7,528 male householders, 1,885 female householders)
7,626 spouses, 11,011 children (10,281 natural, 315 adopted, 415 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 225 brothers or sisters, 267 parents, 198 other relatives, 576 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,573 (2,620 male householders (2,016 living alone)), 3,710 female householders (3,294 living alone)), 1,243 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,292 (865 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,485 2-persons, 2,006 3-persons, 1,663 4-persons, 667 5-persons, 278 6-persons, 314 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,310 1-person, 858 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

6,996 married couples with children.
2,176 single-parent households (528 men, 1,648 women).

86.4% of residents of Wausau speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 3,209 (8.4%)
(29.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wausau, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 168 4 rooms: 743 5 rooms: 2,117 6 rooms: 2,432 7 rooms: 1,678 8 rooms: 1,170 9 or more rooms: 1,355

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wausau, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 173 2 rooms: 468 3 rooms: 1,398 4 rooms: 1,952 5 rooms: 1,083 6 rooms: 540 7 rooms: 187 8 rooms: 101 9 or more rooms: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 188
1995 to 1998: 618
1990 to 1994: 708
1980 to 1989: 1,232
1970 to 1979: 1,958
1960 to 1969: 1,715
1950 to 1959: 2,840
1940 to 1949: 2,217
1939 or earlier: 5,211

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wausau:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 1,907 3 bedrooms: 5,001 4 bedrooms: 2,117 5 or more bedrooms: 403

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wausau:
	no bedroom: 235 1 bedroom: 1,846 2 bedrooms: 2,734 3 bedrooms: 950 4 bedrooms: 201 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wausau in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 424 1 vehicle: 3,225 2 vehicles: 4,438 3 vehicles: 1,172 4 vehicles: 359 5 or more vehicles: 78

Cars and other vehicles available in Wausau in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,158 1 vehicle: 3,092 2 vehicles: 1,376 3 vehicles: 312 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 24

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

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 27
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$40,000 to $49,999: 115
$50,000 to $59,999: 158
$60,000 to $69,999: 201
$70,000 to $79,999: 328
$80,000 to $89,999: 466
$90,000 to $99,999: 768
$100,000 to $124,999: 2555
$125,000 to $149,999: 1799
$150,000 to $174,999: 925
$175,000 to $199,999: 612
$200,000 to $249,999: 602
$250,000 to $299,999: 278
$300,000 to $399,999: 243
$400,000 to $499,999: 101
$500,000 to $749,999: 96
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Wausau rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wausau:

Less than $100: 36 people
$100 to $149: 84
$150 to $199: 183
$200 to $249: 224
$250 to $299: 249
$300 to $349: 398
$350 to $399: 684
$400 to $449: 876
$450 to $499: 775
$500 to $549: 689
$550 to $599: 466
$600 to $649: 353
$650 to $699: 176
$700 to $749: 125
$750 to $799: 152
$800 to $899: 162
$900 to $999: 45
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 151

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 519 1990 to 1994: 922 1985 to 1989: 892 1980 to 1984: 298 1975 to 1979: 269 1970 to 1974: 47 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 243

Wausau, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.0%
Number of people working at home: 425 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 972
5 to 9 minutes: 4172
10 to 14 minutes: 5222
15 to 19 minutes: 3830
20 to 24 minutes: 1878
25 to 29 minutes: 302
30 to 34 minutes: 591
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 96
45 to 59 minutes: 329
60 to 89 minutes: 214
90 or more minutes: 187

Wausau mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,703 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,899 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 330 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 74 (0%)
Walked: 638 (3%)
Other means: 119 (1%)
Worked at home: 425 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1259
$10,000 to $14,999: 1198
$15,000 to $19,999: 1146
$20,000 to $24,999: 1362
$25,000 to $29,999: 1234
$30,000 to $34,999: 1184
$35,000 to $39,999: 1087
$40,000 to $44,999: 1005
$45,000 to $49,999: 899
$50,000 to $59,999: 1592
$60,000 to $74,999: 1416
$75,000 to $99,999: 1118
$100,000 to $124,999: 545
$125,000 to $149,999: 241
$150,000 to $199,999: 209
$200,000 or more: 248

First ancestries reported:

German: 14509

Other groups: 4379

Polish: 2971

Irish: 1539

Norwegian: 1487

United States or American: 1181

English: 995

French (except Basque): 770

Italian: 671

Swedish: 482

French Canadian: 321

Dutch: 264

Czech: 240

Scotch-Irish: 213

Finnish: 190

Scottish: 187

Danish: 146

Swiss: 106

Russian: 98

Hungarian: 85

Belgian: 80

Slovak: 78

European: 72

Welsh: 68

Austrian: 63

Lithuanian: 59

Greek: 54

British: 44

Canadian: 40

Scandinavian: 38

Yugoslavian: 38

Arab:: 33

Portuguese: 32

Latvian: 25

Czechoslovakian: 23

Croatian: 19

Ukrainian: 18

Iranian: 17

Northern European: 15

Eastern European: 14

Armenian: 13

Palestinian: 12

Basque: 12

Syrian: 10

Australian: 9

Romanian: 9

Egyptian: 7

German Russian: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

Arab/Arabic: 4

Slovene: 4

Subsaharan African:: 3

African: 3

Macedonian: 3

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

Laos (48%)
Thailand (27%)
Germany (4%)
India (3%)
Mexico (3%)
Canada (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)

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

This state: 27871
Northeast: 662
Midwest: 4325
South: 1049
West: 1135

56% of Wausau residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 332
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 589
9th grade: 124
10th grade: 236
11th grade: 300
12th grade, no diploma: 449
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,486
Less than 1 year of college: 852
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,277
Associate degree: 982
Bachelor's degree: 1,826
Master's degree: 660
Professional school degree: 373
Doctorate degree: 57

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 448
Nursery to 4th grade: 56
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 1,005
9th grade: 227
10th grade: 247
11th grade: 305
12th grade, no diploma: 323
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,636
Less than 1 year of college: 972
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,526
Associate degree: 1,156
Bachelor's degree: 1,744
Master's degree: 620
Professional school degree: 85
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.5%
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: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,016
Black householders: $30,691
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,949
Asian householders: $42,289
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $17,400
Some other race householders: $31,288
Two or more races householders: $39,360
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,037

Wausau household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wausau household income for Black householders

Wausau household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wausau marital status for males

Wausau marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,788
Black or African American householders: $201,819
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $189,636
Asian householders: $118,155
Some other race householders: $72,361
Two or more races householders: $99,515
Hispanic or Latino householders: $126,815

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,411
One, attached: 384
Two: 2,591
3 or 4: 779
5 to 9: 695
10 to 19: 541
20 to 49: 372
50 or more: 657
Mobile homes: 257

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,917

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wausau:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 595

Here:	13.6%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168

Here:	7.2%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 132

Here:	8.5%
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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