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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,398 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barron County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.
Cities in this county include: Rice Lake
, Barron
, Turtle
, Cumberland
, Chetek
, Cameron
, Legend Lake
, Turtle Lake
, Chester
, Almena
.
Neighboring
counties: Burnett County
, Chippewa County
, Dunn County
, Polk County
, Rusk County
, St. Croix County
, Sawyer County
, Washburn County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barron County: Rainbow
Ranch Camp
(A),
Pine Crest Golf Course
(B),
Cumberland Golf Club
(C),
Camp Phillips
(D),
Sunset View Country Club
(E),
Grant Park
(F),
Maple Plains Fish Hatchery
(G),
Loveland Corners
(H),
Rice Lake Country Club
(I),
Indianhead Speedway
(J),
Angus Substation
(K),
WJMC Radio Station
(L),
Arland Townhall
(M),
Lake Seven Movie Theatre
(N),
Cedar Lake Town Hall
(O),
Turtle Lake Townhall
(P),
Baron County Justice Center
(Q),
Barron County Museum
(R),
Barron Townhall
(S),
Dallas Townhall
(T)
Churches in Barron County include: Abundant
Life Church
(A),
Dovre Lutheran Church
(B),
Grace Lutheran Church
(C),
Perley Church
(D),
Pleasant Plain Church
(E),
Bass Lake Church
(F),
Immanuel Lutheran Church
(G),
Bethany Church
(H),
Stanfold Lutheran Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Independent
Cemetery
(1),
Wiesner Cemetery
(2),
Saint Matthew Cemetery
(3),
Cedar Lake Cemetery
(4),
Saint Lukes Cemetery
(5),
Akers Cemetery
(6),
Glenwood Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Spring
Lake
(A),
Spider Lake
(B),
Echo Lake
(C),
Elbow Lake
(D),
Wildcat Lake
(E),
Gates Lake
(F),
Hemlock Lake
(G),
Wickerts Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rice
Creek
(A),
Rock Creek
(B),
Dorrity Creek
(C),
North Branch Upper Pine Creek
(D),
Brown Creek
(E),
Jones Creek
(F),
Brill River
(G),
Cruikshank Creek
(H),
Moose Ear Creek
(I)
Parks in Barron County include: Veterans
Memorial Park
(1),
Seck Memorial Park
(2),
Grant County Park
(3),
Grassy Lake State Public Fishery Area
(4),
Cedar Lake County Park
(5),
New Auburn State Public Hunting Grounds
(6),
Engle Creek Springs State Public Fishing Area
(7),
Lakewood Park
(8),
Hickey Creek State Public Fishery Area
(9)
Post offices: Brill
Post Office
(A),
Mikana Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.8% | | Wisconsin: |
4.6% |
Current college students: 1,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 528 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Barron
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 3.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 132
- 1990
to 1994: 72
- 1985
to 1989: 96
- 1980
to 1984: 16
- 1975
to 1979: 44
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 24
- 1965
to 1969: 126
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Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 16,149
- One,
attached: 220
- Two:
818
- 3
or 4: 492
- 5
to 9: 546
- 10
to 19: 342
- 20
or more: 614
- Mobile
homes: 1,760
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Barron County with a mortgage: 5,523 (524 second mortgage, 589 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,285 Agriculture
in Barron County
Average size of farms: 214 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91025
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $76031
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73329
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.02%
Corn for grain: 60523 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5462 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 23267 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7548 harvested acresBarron
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/22/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food
(8%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Food
(7%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
- Cashiers
(3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(28%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Philippines
(7%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (5%)
- Other
Western Africa (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barron County:
|
- German
(34%)
- Norwegian
(22%)
- Irish
(5%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- English
(4%)
- Polish
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 17,449 (79%)
- Carpooled:
2,141 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 40 (0%)
- Taxi:
2 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Bicycle:
26 (0%)
- Walked:
932 (4%)
- Other
means: 95 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 1,519 (7%)
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People
in group quarters in Barron County, Wisconsin
- 485
people in nursing homes
- 60
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 57
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 54
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 8
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in other group homes
- 4
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,806.
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,452 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.63% | | Wisconsin
average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($19,244 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($14,208 average AGI)
| Barron
County: |
2.13% | | Wisconsin
average: |
2.00% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Polk County, WI
|
0.46% ($32,859 average AGI) |
| from
Washburn County, WI
|
0.42% ($21,526) |
| from
Chippewa County, WI
|
0.31% ($34,561) |
| from
Eau Claire County, WI
|
0.29% ($32,604) |
| from
Dunn County, WI
|
0.27% ($28,306) |
| from
Rusk County, WI
|
0.26% ($22,167) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
|
0.23% ($36,024) |
5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.88% | | Wisconsin
average: | 6.22% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($18,931 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($13,908 average AGI)
| Barron
County: |
2.18% | | Wisconsin
average: | 2.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Eau Claire County, WI
|
0.48% ($23,830 average AGI) |
| to
Polk County, WI
|
0.45% ($23,988) |
| to
Chippewa County, WI
|
0.39% ($38,732) |
| to
Washburn County, WI
|
0.33% ($43,410) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
|
0.33% ($24,617) |
| to
Dunn County, WI
|
0.31% ($31,214) |
| to
St. Croix County, WI
|
0.24% ($39,386) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0
Births
per 1000 population in Barron County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barron County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barron County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,393 (7,323 aged, 1,070 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 44,269
- In
family households: 37,782 (10,332 male householders, 2,089 female householders)
10,430
spouses, 13,144 children (12,087 natural, 338 adopted, 719 stepchildren), 343 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 259 other relatives, 852 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,487 (2,411 male householders (1,855 living alone)), 2,984 female householders (2,665 living alone)), 1,092 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 694 (540 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,859 2-persons, 2,571 3-persons, 2,375 4-persons, 1,131 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,520 1-person, 747 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons.
8,332 married couples with children.
2,281 single-parent households (677 men, 1,604 women).
96.2% of residents of Barron County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $233,862,000 ($5129 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,052,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $115,335,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,492,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,097,000
Federal grants: $57,728,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,569,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,641,000 ($654,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,105,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,236,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,657
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 65
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,484
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +98
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +673
| Here: |
+15 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barron County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 475
- 1995
to 1998: 1,536
- 1990
to 1994: 1,479
- 1980
to 1989: 2,550
- 1970
to 1979: 4,013
- 1960
to 1969: 1,819
- 1950
to 1959: 1,859
- 1940
to 1949: 1,849
- 1939
or earlier: 5,389
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barron County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 114
- 3
rooms: 438
- 4
rooms: 1,554
- 5
rooms: 3,255
- 6
rooms: 3,077
- 7
rooms: 2,110
- 8
rooms: 1,617
- 9
or more rooms: 1,364
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barron County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 96
- 2
rooms: 451
- 3
rooms: 927
- 4
rooms: 1,175
- 5
rooms: 759
- 6
rooms: 423
- 7
rooms: 239
- 8
rooms: 149
- 9
or more rooms: 89
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barron County: |
- no
bedroom: 29
- 1
bedroom: 512
- 2
bedrooms: 3,465
- 3
bedrooms: 6,532
- 4
bedrooms: 2,512
- 5
or more bedrooms: 493
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barron County: |
- no
bedroom: 120
- 1
bedroom: 1,275
- 2
bedrooms: 1,750
- 3
bedrooms: 779
- 4
bedrooms: 315
- 5
or more bedrooms: 69
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barron County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 376
- 1
vehicle: 3,435
- 2
vehicles: 6,258
- 3
vehicles: 2,466
- 4
vehicles: 717
- 5
or more vehicles: 291
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barron County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 717
- 1
vehicle: 1,965
- 2
vehicles: 1,182
- 3
vehicles: 354
- 4
vehicles: 41
- 5
or more vehicles: 49
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58% of Barron County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Wisconsin.
| Barron
County: |
58.4% | | State
average: |
57.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 32745
- Northeast:
492
- Midwest:
9315
- South:
832
- West:
893
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood
(10%)
- Electricity
(7%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (41%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 447
| Here: |
8.5% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88
| Here: |
2.9% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 112
| Here: |
9.5% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
Barron
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,953,000
- Charges
- All Other: $2,744,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,374,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $5,092,000
Housing & Community Development: $274,000
Judicial & Legal: $196,000
General: $10,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $8,711,000
Welfare - Other: $7,730,000
Health Services - Other: $6,469,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,457,000
Corrections - Other: $2,018,000
Police Protection: $1,923,000
General - Other: $1,865,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,306,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,276,000
Central Staff Services: $1,053,000
Financial Administration: $711,000
General Public Buildings: $499,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $490,000
Parks & Recreation: $401,000
Libraries: $303,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $14,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $133,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,160,000
All Other: $104,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,136,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $10,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,629,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,507,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,230,000
Interest Earnings: $678,000
Rents: $39,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $897,000
Financial Administration: $215,000
Police Protection: $203,000
General - Other: $122,000
General Public Building: $71,000
Natural Resource - Other: $69,000
Health - Other: $44,000
Libraries: $39,000
Central Staff: $38,000
Welfare - Other: $34,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Judicial: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,979,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,092,000
General Support: $3,293,000
Highways: $2,157,000
All Other: $702,000
Health & Hospitals: $330,000
Housing & Community Development: $270,000
Education: $15,000
- Tax
- Property: $10,017,000
Total General Sales: $2,859,000
NEC: $287,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $10,060,000
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