Forest County, Wisconsin

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Forest County, Wisconsin is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,369	5,914,872	334,922,499	2537th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,071	$77,485	$80,734	1984th of 3,221
Median Age	49.3	40.2	38.9	264th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.1%	33.4%	35.7%	2657th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,000	$266,500	$332,700	1577th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$594	$1,087	$1,413	3057th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.2%	10.6%	12.5%	1255th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	3.2%	5.2%	2623rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.2	109.2	n/a	2673rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	5.2%	14.1%	2970th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2465th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.0%	67.8%	65.2%	370th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	22.2	26.4	1425th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	13.1%	15.1%	1806th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1575th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.4%	46.8%	46.9%	1390th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.7%	n/a	n/a	1897th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.8	37.1	61.4

Age in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	49.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.4%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	4,006	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.0%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,817	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.1%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.0%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	8,715	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.1%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	54.0%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.8%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,988	$3,792	n/a

Education in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	9.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.5%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.7%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.1%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.8%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.2%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Forest County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Forest County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.9%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	7.2%	16.7%

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