Portage County, Wisconsin QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Portage County	Wisconsin
?  Population, 2000	67,182	5,363,675
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	9.4%	9.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.9%	6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.1%	25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	10.9%	13.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	95.7%	88.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	5.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.2%	1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	1.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.9%	1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.2%	50.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.4%	3.6%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	94.9%	87.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	27,910	2,432,154
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	6,701	548,970
?  Housing units, 2000	26,589	2,321,144
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	70.9%	68.4%
?  Households, 2000	25,040	2,084,544
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.54	2.50
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	33.5%	33.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$41,782	$39,800
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	9.3%	9.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	12.9%	14.3%

Business QuickFacts	Portage County	Wisconsin
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,630	138,635
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	26,378	2,319,343
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	17.3%	19.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	2,890	255,299
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,265,822	117,382,992
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	603,211	50,520,463
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,332	$9,715
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	7,619
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,182	99,357
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	373	35,570
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	212,359	22,603,768
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,215	201,633

Geography QuickFacts	Portage County	Wisconsin
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	806	54,310
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	83.4	98.8
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown