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Wood County, WI


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI
Designated Market Area: Wausau-Rhinelander, WI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 73,993   ( 756 from 2010 , 225 from 2020)
Land area: 793.0 square miles
Population density: 93.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:67,751 91.56% 3.5%
Black:6550.89% 71.5%
Indian:5200.70% 3.5%
Asian:1,4731.99% 12.3%
2+ races:9211.24% 46.2%
Hispanic:2,6733.61% 59.1%
Total non-White:6,2428.44% 36.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,705 11.5
Deaths:2,17814.7
Net Migration: 1961.3
Net Immigration: 280.2
Change in White population:-2,426 -3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:1,670 2.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
74,749
70,17793.88%
3820.51%
5390.72%
1,3121.76%
6300.84%
1,6802.25%
4,5726.12%

2000
75,555
72,43895.87%
2010.27%
5130.68%
1,2251.62%
4440.59%
7090.94%
3,1174.13%

1990
73,605
72,23198.13%
550.07%
4340.59%
5850.79%
n/a
3000.41%
1,3741.87%

1980
72,799
71,92298.80%
200.03%
3770.52%
1840.25%
n/a
2900.40%
8771.20%

1970
65,362
64,75599.07%
80.01%
2670.41%
400.06%
n/a
2680.41%
607 0.93%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,057 10.7
6,4918.6
-3,417-4.5
6520.9
-2,261 -3.0
1,455 1.9
1990's
NumberRate
9,772 13.3
6,8009.2
-564-0.8
2680.4
207 0.3
1,743 2.4
1980's
NumberRate
11,347 15.6
6,084 8.4
-4,335 -6.0
n/a
309 0.4
497 0.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,272 1.9
n/a
7,167 11.0
270 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wood County, WI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
43.9
15,928 21.5%
58,065 78.5%
15,630 21.1%
31,887
2.29
20,005 62.7%
15,334 76.7%
1,777 8.9%
11,882 37.3%

2010
NumberPercent
42.6
17,004 22.7%
57,745 77.3%
12,762 17.1%
31,598
2.34
20,577 65.1%
16,418 79.8%
1,848 9.0%
11,021 34.9%

2000
NumberPercent
37.9
19,411 25.7%
56,144 74.3%
11,613 15.4%
30,131
2.47
20,656 68.6%
17,571 85.1%
1,403 6.8%
9,475 31.4%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
20,575 28.0%
53,030 72.0%
10,438 14.2%
27,505
2.65
20,082 73.0%
17,180 85.5%
1,388 6.9%
7,423 27.0%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
22,562 31.0%
50,237 69.0%
8,760 12.0%
25,020
2.87
19,135 76.5%
16,874 88.2%
1,130 5.9%
5,885 23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Wood County, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units34,558 
Median Value$156,600 
Occupied31,88792.3%
Vacant2,6717.7%
Owned23,28773.0%
Rented8,60027.0%
Median Rent$830 
Single-Family Units26,89277.8%
    Detached25,93975.1%
    Attached9532.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,14312.0%
Mobile Homes1,5044.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wood County, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2313.9%
$10,000 to $14,9991,2423.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999863.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,6655.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7135.4%
$30,000 to $34,9991,2523.9%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2884.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3264.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991,5314.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992,8759.0%
$60,000 to $74,9993,88612.2%
$75,000 to $99,9994,37713.7%
$100,000 to $124,9993,0859.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,7315.4%
$150,000 to $199,9992,0296.4%
$200,000 or more1,6705.2%
Median Household Income63,273 
Per Capita Income36,712 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state94 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4624.6%
Public Assistance1,4534.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,38613.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed32,74876.3%
Unemployed1,4243.3%
In Armed Forces130.0%
Total Labor Force34,18579.6%
Not in Labor Force8,75420.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,71011,17455.1%
Non-Profit1,1272,89028.1%
Self-Employed2,2211,11166.7%
Local Government1,0881,47342.5%
State Government20931839.7%
Federal Government25020255.3%
Total Private + Self15,93112,28556.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,6744,88335.4%
Total18,60517,16852.0%
Pct. Govt.9.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,03811.3%
Sales and Office Occupations6,58718.4%
Professional, Technical7,37220.6%
Service Occupations6,18917.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5221.5%
All others11,67232.6%
White Collar 50.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance7,43620.7%
Manufacturing6,46918.0%
Retail trade4,12911.5%
Construction2,4987.0%
Educational services1,9765.5%
Transportation and warehousing1,7744.9%
Other services1,6584.6%
Finance and insurance1,5384.3%
Accommodation and food services1,4994.2%
Professional, scientific, technical1,2063.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,0603.0%
Public administration1,0522.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9802.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7882.2%
Wholesale trade6861.9%
Information5731.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing2970.8%
Utilities1690.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction630.2%
Management70.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wood County, WI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,9732.66%
Puerto Rican1440.19%
Cuban280.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1220.16%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan460.06%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan700.09%
Panamanian60.01%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American700.09%
Argentinean320.04%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean30.00%
Colombian90.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan30.00%
Venezuelan230.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1780.24%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong7070.95%
Chinese1910.26%
Indian1820.25%
Filipino880.12%
Laotian850.11%
Japanese570.08%
Korean440.06%
Cambodian420.06%
Vietnamese160.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English67,34896.1%
Spanish8411.2%
Other Asian8021.1%
German, other Germanic3830.5%
Other Indo-European1420.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1280.2%
Chinese1130.2%
Arabic820.1%
Tagalog810.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German33,55745.3%
Polish8,54011.5%
Irish7,0239.5%
English4,8776.6%
Norwegian4,6956.3%
American3,7745.1%
French2,1812.9%
Italian1,9752.7%
Swedish1,8622.5%
Dutch1,5342.1%
European1,3211.8%
Czech1,0041.4%
French Canadian7861.1%
Danish6460.9%
Scottish5070.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen73,35198.9%
Not a citizen7871.1%
Native72,73298.1%
Foreign-born1,4061.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wood County, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,012 1.9%2,554 4.8%20,237 38.2%17,857 33.7%7,590 14.3%3,698 7.0%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,012 1.9%
9-12 Years 2,554 4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 20,237 38.2%
Some College 17,857 33.7%
Bach. Degree 7,590 14.3%
Grad Degree 3,698 7.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wood County, WI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 37,539 35,971 1,568 4.2% 4.4%
1991 38,115 36,383 1,732 4.5% 5.4%
1992 38,958 36,800 2,158 5.5% 5.1%
1993 39,380 37,460 1,920 4.9% 4.3%
1994 39,557 37,779 1,778 4.5% 4.2%
1995 39,628 37,961 1,667 4.2% 3.7%
1996 39,896 38,335 1,561 3.9% 3.6%
1997 40,484 38,768 1,716 4.2% 3.5%
1998 40,412 38,628 1,784 4.4% 3.3%
1999 39,949 38,494 1,455 3.6% 3.1%
2000 40,907 39,344 1,563 3.8% 3.4%
2001 41,138 39,174 1,964 4.8% 4.4%
2002 40,963 38,601 2,362 5.8% 5.3%
2003 41,312 38,885 2,427 5.9% 5.6%
2004 40,299 37,997 2,302 5.7% 5.0%
2005 39,661 37,417 2,244 5.7% 4.8%
2006 40,192 38,080 2,112 5.3% 4.7%
2007 41,920 39,738 2,182 5.2% 4.8%
2008 42,148 39,838 2,310 5.5% 4.9%
2009 42,046 38,187 3,859 9.2% 9.0%
2010 39,985 36,337 3,648 9.1% 8.5%
2011 39,906 36,663 3,243 8.1% 7.6%
2012 39,666 36,722 2,944 7.4% 6.9%
2013 38,995 36,178 2,817 7.2% 6.7%
2014 34,716 32,431 2,285 6.6% 5.3%
2015 34,328 32,481 1,847 5.4% 4.4%
2016 34,518 32,929 1,589 4.6% 3.9%
2017 34,902 33,603 1,299 3.7% 3.3%
2018 35,086 33,872 1,214 3.5% 3.0%
2019 34,956 33,647 1,309 3.7% 3.3%
2020 34,538 32,233 2,305 6.7% 6.3%
2021 34,242 32,711 1,531 4.5% 3.8%
2022 33,450 32,336 1,114 3.3% 2.9%
2023 33,492 32,307 1,185 3.5% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com