| | People QuickFacts | Vilas County | Wisconsin |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 21,442 | 5,711,767 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,430 | 5,686,986 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 21,430 | 5,686,986 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 17.4% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 26.6% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.4% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 87.2% | 88.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 6.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 11.1% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.4% | 6.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 86.3% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.1% | 85.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.0% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.7% | 89.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 25.0% | 25.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,855 | 440,265 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.4 | 21.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 25,196 | 2,634,781 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 79.4% | 69.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 25.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $194,900 | $169,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 10,560 | 2,274,611 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.03 | 2.41 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,128 | $26,624 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $41,631 | $51,598 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Vilas County | Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 976 | 139,5542 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 5,877 | 2,320,6962 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 33.9 | -3.92 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,417 | 331,692 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,491 | 433,797 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 19.1% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 163,563,195 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,444 | 59,996,244 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 312,228 | 72,283,321 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,218 | $12,904 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 161,614 | 9,247,311 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 123 | 9,939 |