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County:

Portage County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55097

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

173,776

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.09

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

47,541

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

57,420

20.8%

11.8%

9.0%

1990:

61,405

6.9%

-1.3%

8.2%

2000:

67,182

9.4%

3.4%

6.0%

2005:

67,585

0.6%

-1.9%

2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

63,752

94.9%

0-to-19:

19,476

29.0%

Black:

203

0.3%

20-to-39:

21,052

31.3%

Hispanic:

967

1.4%

40-to-59:

16,959

25.2%

American Indian:

214

0.3%

60-plus:

9,695

14.4%

Other:

2,046

3.0%

Median Age:

33.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

83.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.4%

Median Family Income:

$53,446

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.4%

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