Douglas County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	44,229	5,914,872	334,922,499	1115th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,099	$77,485	$80,734	833rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	40.2	38.9	1308th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.4%	33.4%	35.7%	893rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$205,800	$266,500	$332,700	1351st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$909	$1,087	$1,413	1389th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2264th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.2%	5.2%	2532nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.9	109.2	n/a	1900th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	5.2%	14.1%	2165th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1064th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.9%	67.8%	65.2%	2033rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	22.2	26.4	2147th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.1%	13.1%	15.1%	1464th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2679th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.9%	46.8%	46.9%	2397th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1312th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.1	37.1	61.4

Age in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	42.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.2%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	19,160	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	56.5%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.0%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.2%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,586	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.9%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.4%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	23,154	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.5%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.6%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.2%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.1%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,599	$3,792	n/a

Education in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.8%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.0%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.5%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Douglas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.0%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	7.2%	16.7%

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