Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Wood County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55141

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

215,356

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.77

% Water:

2.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

65,362

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

72,799

11.4%

3.3%

8.1%

1990:

73,605

1.1%

-6.1%

7.2%

2000:

75,555

2.6%

-1.5%

4.1%

2005:

75,234

-0.4%

-1.6%

1.2%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

72,438

95.9%

0-to-19:

21,351

28.3%

Black:

201

0.3%

20-to-39:

18,992

25.1%

Hispanic:

709

0.9%

40-to-59:

20,414

27.0%

American Indian:

513

0.7%

60-plus:

14,798

19.6%

Other:

1,694

2.2%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

95.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.9%

Median Family Income:

$50,798

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.4%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home