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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,512 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bayfield County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.
Cities in this county include: Grand Rapids
, Washburn
, Iron River
, Delmar
, Cable
, Corning
, Barksdale
, Bayfield
, Drummond
, Oulu
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Neighboring
counties: Ashland County
, Douglas County
, Sawyer County
, Washburn County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bayfield County: Tahkodah
Hills Golf Course
(A),
Brinks Guard Station
(B),
Rabideaux Orchard
(C),
Torbick Orchard
(D),
Betzold Orchard
(E),
Wanoka Lake Recreation Site
(F),
Birch Grove Recreation Site
(G),
Apple Hill Orchard
(H),
Hillcrest Orchard
(I),
East Pier Light
(J),
Cisco Lake Summer Homes
(K),
Two Lakes Campground
(L),
Clam Lake Field Station
(M),
Superior View Orchard
(N),
Sunset Valley Orchard
(O),
Blue Vista Farm
(P),
Dalrymple Campground
(Q),
Telemark Ski Area
(R),
Valley View Orchard
(S),
Cranberry River State Fishery Area
(T)
Churches in Bayfield County include: Trinity
Church
(A),
Bethany Church
(B),
Oulu Church
(C),
Saint Francis Catholic Church
(D),
Saint Florian Church
(E),
Faith Church
(F),
Saint Anthony Church
(G),
Saint Peters Church
(H),
Moland Church
(I)
Cemeteries: City
Cemetery
(1),
Mason Cemetery
(2),
Saint Anne Cemetery
(3),
Valley View Cemetery
(4),
Greenwood Cemetery
(5),
Pine Glade Cemetery
(6),
Pike River Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Camp
Eleven Lake
(A),
Rana Lake
(B),
Picture Lake
(C),
Rainbow Lake
(D),
Pigeon Lake
(E),
Eagle Lake
(F),
Pike Lake
(G),
Spring Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Resch
Creek
(A),
Porcupine Creek
(B),
Otter Creek
(C),
Hanson Creek
(D),
Kolin Creek
(E),
North Pikes Creek
(F),
North Fork Whittlesey Creek
(G),
Kern Creek
(H),
Johnson Creek
(I)
Parks in Bayfield County include: Namekagon
Lake Recreation Area
(1),
Totagatic Lake State Wildlife Managament Area
(2),
Flag River State Wildlife Area
(3),
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
(4),
Oula Pioneer Memorial Park
(5),
Moquah Barrens Wildlife Area
(6),
Big Rock Wayside Park
(7)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.6% | | Wisconsin: | 4.6% |
Current college students: 453
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 177 (66% naturalized citizens)
| Bayfield
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 3.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 43
- 1990
to 1994: 14
- 1985
to 1989: 10
- 1980
to 1984: 6
- 1975
to 1979: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 80
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Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,837
- One,
attached: 224
- Two:
210
- 3
or 4: 83
- 5
to 9: 92
- 10
to 19: 98
- 20
or more: 24
- Mobile
homes: 941
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 131
Housing units in Bayfield County with a mortgage: 1,378 (108 second mortgage, 101 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,246 Agriculture
in Bayfield County
Average size of farms: 239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25075
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.58%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24797
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42317
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.81%
Corn for grain: 2092 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 259 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 192 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 377 acresBayfield
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 7.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/30/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Machinery
(5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (13%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(16%)
- Canada
(15%)
- United
Kingdom (10%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Other
Northern Europe (7%)
- Other
Western Europe (6%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bayfield County:
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- German
(23%)
- Norwegian
(10%)
- Swedish
(8%)
- Irish
(6%)
- Polish
(6%)
- Finnish
(6%)
- English
(5%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,827 (74%)
- Carpooled:
667 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
33 (1%)
- Bicycle:
15 (0%)
- Walked:
489 (7%)
- Other
means: 41 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 440 (7%)
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People
in group quarters in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- 71
people in nursing homes
- 24
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,039.
5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,720 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.89% | | Wisconsin
average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($26,419 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($23,303 average AGI)
| Bayfield
County: |
2.59% | | Wisconsin
average: |
2.00% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ashland County, WI
|
1.04% ($38,048 average AGI) |
| from
Douglas County, WI
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0.42% ($54,120) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.20% ($72,917) |
| from
Dane County, WI
|
0.20% ($124,583) |
| from
St. Louis County, MN
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0.17% ($41,000) |
| from
Sawyer County, WI
|
0.17% ($21,800) |
5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,590 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.94% | | Wisconsin
average: | 6.22% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.55% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($17,829 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($12,761 average AGI)
| Bayfield
County: |
2.39% | | Wisconsin
average: |
2.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ashland County, WI
|
1.22% ($23,356 average AGI) |
| to
Douglas County, WI
|
0.73% ($33,545) |
| to
St. Louis County, MN
|
0.30% ($26,556) |
| to
Sawyer County, WI
|
0.20% ($24,833) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Births
per 1000 population in Bayfield County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bayfield County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bayfield County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,670 (2,326 aged, 344 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 14,893
- In
family households: 12,615 (3,231 male householders, 1,041 female householders)
3,491
spouses, 4,186 children (3,847 natural, 108 adopted, 231 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 107 other relatives, 273 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,278 (1,034 male householders (837 living alone)), 902 female householders (805 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 120 (98 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,185 2-persons, 863 3-persons, 729 4-persons, 320 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,642 1-person, 255 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
2,536 married couples with children.
901 single-parent households (331 men, 570 women).
96.3% of residents of Bayfield County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,288,000 ($6280 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,905,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,102,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,344,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $325,000
Federal grants: $23,996,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,283,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,237,000 ($338,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,675,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,285,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,603,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 640
| Here: |
42 per 1000 residents | | State: | 65
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 756
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +266
| Here: |
+18 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bayfield County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.37 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: 543
- 1995
to 1998: 1,013
- 1990
to 1994: 756
- 1980
to 1989: 1,361
- 1970
to 1979: 2,077
- 1960
to 1969: 1,423
- 1950
to 1959: 816
- 1940
to 1949: 902
- 1939
or earlier: 2,749
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bayfield County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 38
- 2
rooms: 74
- 3
rooms: 240
- 4
rooms: 756
- 5
rooms: 1,419
- 6
rooms: 1,147
- 7
rooms: 708
- 8
rooms: 414
- 9
or more rooms: 334
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 26
- 2
rooms: 60
- 3
rooms: 212
- 4
rooms: 300
- 5
rooms: 228
- 6
rooms: 117
- 7
rooms: 69
- 8
rooms: 31
- 9
or more rooms: 34
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bayfield County: |
- no
bedroom: 41
- 1
bedroom: 291
- 2
bedrooms: 1,634
- 3
bedrooms: 2,280
- 4
bedrooms: 713
- 5
or more bedrooms: 171
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County: |
- no
bedroom: 28
- 1
bedroom: 259
- 2
bedrooms: 410
- 3
bedrooms: 264
- 4
bedrooms: 94
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 136
- 1
vehicle: 1,302
- 2
vehicles: 2,402
- 3
vehicles: 928
- 4
vehicles: 230
- 5
or more vehicles: 132
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 144
- 1
vehicle: 533
- 2
vehicles: 307
- 3
vehicles: 65
- 4
vehicles: 15
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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67% of Bayfield County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Wisconsin.
| Bayfield
County: |
66.9% | | State
average: |
57.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 9817
- Northeast:
302
- Midwest:
3916
- South:
358
- West:
395
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility
gas (21%)
- Wood
(19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity
(5%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood
(7%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 160
| Here: |
9.0% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: |
4.2% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 56
| Here: |
15.9% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
Bayfield
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,857,000
Parks & Recreation: $59,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,269,000
General Public Buildings: $152,000
General: $97,000
- Current
Operations - Health Services - Other: $5,396,000
Regular Highways: $4,246,000
Police Protection: $1,518,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,449,000
Corrections - Other: $858,000
Central Staff Services: $785,000
General - Other: $738,000
Financial Administration: $606,000
General Public Buildings: $493,000
Parks & Recreation: $485,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $452,000
Welfare - Other: $240,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $221,000
Libraries: $109,000
Housing & Community Development: $45,000
Air Transportation: $15,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000
Housing & Community Development: $45,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $103,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $82,000
Air Transportation: $15,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Libraries: $27,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $136,000
All Other: $29,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,910,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $535,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,265,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $790,000
Rents: $213,000
General Revenue, NEC: $166,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $178,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Central Staff: $55,000
Welfare - Other: $33,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Natural Resource - Other: $14,000
General Public Building: $13,000
Judicial: $7,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $13,492,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $513,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,140,000
Highways: $2,194,000
General Support: $831,000
All Other: $827,000
Health & Hospitals: $219,000
Education: $6,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,317,000
Total General Sales: $773,000
NEC: $221,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,181,000
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