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People QuickFacts |
Waushara County |
Wisconsin |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
24,760 | 5,627,967 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
7.3% | 4.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
23,066 | 5,363,708 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
20.4% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
18.3% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
47.8% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
97.5% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.7% | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
5.1% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
92.7% | 85.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.9% | 56.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.9% | 7.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.8% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.7% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,165 | 790,917 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.1 | 20.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
14,989 | 2,560,099 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
83.5% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 26.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,100 | $112,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,336 | 2,084,544 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.50 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$41,297 | $50,567 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,144 | $21,271 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.6% | 10.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Waushara County |
Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
503 | 145,8361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
4,692 | 2,482,2811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
6.3% | 2.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,533 | 323,649 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,814 | 393,241 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
80,358 | 124,664,004 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
81,066 | 68,510,712 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
156,297 | 59,978,700 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,679 | $11,025 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
18,172 | 6,885,765 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
136 | 21,836 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
151,127 | 38,177,2961 |
