Vilas County, Wisconsin

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Vilas County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (49th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,647	5,914,872	334,922,499	1707th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,431	$77,485	$80,734	1306th of 3,221
Median Age	55.7	40.2	38.9	49th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.9%	33.4%	35.7%	711th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$300,000	$266,500	$332,700	625th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$847	$1,087	$1,413	1776th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	10.6%	12.5%	2206th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	3.2%	5.2%	1938th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.6	109.2	n/a	2075th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	5.2%	14.1%	2231st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1221st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.0%	67.8%	65.2%	178th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	22.2	26.4	2646th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.3%	13.1%	15.1%	928th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.4%	n/a	n/a	1778th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.5%	46.8%	46.9%	1145th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.8%	n/a	n/a	1302nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.2	37.1	61.4

Age in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	55.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	16.2%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.8%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	11,147	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.9%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.1%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.1%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,101	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.4%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.0%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.5%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	24,876	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.8%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	55.2%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.4%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,197	$3,792	n/a

Education in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.1%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.1%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.8%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Vilas County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.0%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	7.2%	16.7%

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