Vilas County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 19,45584.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8488.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8643.8%Two or more races
  • 6292.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1030.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 860.4%Asian alone
  • 210.09%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $346,678

Here:	$346,678
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,804

Here:	$214,804
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $461,234

Here:	$461,234
State:	$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,135

Here:	$262,135
State:	$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,837

Here:	$308,837
State:	$280,537

Mobile homes: $90,624

Here:	$90,624
State:	$79,042

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,873 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,210 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vilas County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.

Cities in this county include: Arbor Vitae, Lincoln, St. Germain, Lac du Flambeau, Eagle River, Phelps, Conover, Boulder Junction, Cloverland, Land O'Lakes.

2023 air pollution in Vilas County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Beaverhead County, Montana , Emmons County, North Dakota , Corson County, South Dakota , McIntosh County, North Dakota , Richland County, North Dakota , Ravalli County, Montana .

Current college students: 547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 361 (78.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 122010 or later
• 822000 to 2009
• 511990 to 1999
• 651980 to 1989
• 321970 to 1979
• 298Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,862
• One, attached: 362
• Two: 386
• 3 or 4: 228
• 5 to 9: 272
• 10 to 19: 292
• 20 to 49: 114
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 1,364

Housing units in Vilas County with a mortgage: 4,731 (606 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 503 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 288

Religion statistics for Vilas County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Vilas County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to July 31, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1284: August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1284, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 10, 1984, Emergency Declared EM-3091: July 10, 1984, FEMA Id: 3091, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought

9.89% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,389 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.20% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($56,194 average AGI)
3.69% relocated from other states ($41,196 average AGI)

Vilas County:	3.69%
Wisconsin average:	2.19%

from Oneida County, WI	1.65% ($76,006 average AGI)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.53% ($103,527)
from Dane County, WI	0.49% ($103,784)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.37% ($80,474)
from Marathon County, WI	0.37% ($83,474)
from Cook County, IL	0.31% ($147,531)
from Brown County, WI	0.23% ($81,125)

7.08% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,810 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($30,148 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($23,661 average AGI)

Vilas County:	2.83%
Wisconsin average:	2.22%

to Oneida County, WI	1.39% ($57,557 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI	0.27% ($69,481)
to Dane County, WI	0.20% ($51,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Vilas County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,683 (2,060 living alone), Female householders: 5,251 (1,546 living alone)

• 5,686 spouses (5,674 opposite-sex spouses), 807 unmarried partners, (775 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,428 children (4,036 natural, 207 adopted, 191 stepchildren), 418 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 30 foster children, 239 other relatives, 416 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 232

Size of family households: 4,526 2-persons, 1,049 3-persons, 704 4-persons, 226 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,602 1-person, 545 2-persons, 33 3-persons.

2,200 married couples with children.
980 single-parent households (371 men, 609 women).

98.3% of residents of Vilas speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $143,292,000 ($6,446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,845,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,920,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,016,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,432,000
Federal grants: $30,627,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,071,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,226,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $218,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,690,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,415,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 1262020 or later
• 1,5782010 to 2019
• 3,9402000 to 2009
• 3,4171990 to 1999
• 3,2091980 to 1989
• 4,5031970 to 1979
• 2,3591960 to 1969
• 2,2181950 to 1959
• 1,3251940 to 1949
• 1,9401939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 161 room
• 1262 rooms
• 5823 rooms
• 1,5094 rooms
• 1,8885 rooms
• 1,7336 rooms
• 1,0387 rooms
• 1,0828 rooms
• 1,2499+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 521 room
• 1012 rooms
• 3043 rooms
• 5994 rooms
• 3745 rooms
• 2266 rooms
• 337 rooms
• 498 rooms
• 399+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 16no bedroom
• 3711 bedroom
• 2,8482 bedrooms
• 3,9923 bedrooms
• 1,4394 bedrooms
• 5165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vilas County, Wisconsin
• 80no bedroom
• 2641 bedroom
• 8922 bedrooms
• 4163 bedrooms
• 864 bedrooms
• 385+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 305no vehicle
• 2,5761 vehicle
• 4,2012 vehicles
• 1,5053 vehicles
• 4134 vehicles
• 2125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vilas County in renter-occupied apartments
• 199no vehicle
• 1,0041 vehicle
• 3652 vehicles
• 1773 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

89.2% of Vilas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Wisconsin.

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

• This state: 14,393
• Other state: 8,441
• Northeast: 406
• Midwest: 6,591
• South: 583
• West: 848

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 235
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 216
• Number of recipients under 18: 40
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 161
• Number of recipients older than 64: 34
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 105
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 103

Vilas County on our top lists:

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"