Wood County, Wisconsin

Wood County has a population of 74,004 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $175,600, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $67,989.

Home price
$175,600
Income
$67,989
Population
74,004
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$175,600county
Median gross rent$856county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198064.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,104county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,220county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$67,989county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate10.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.1%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government10.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$71,123county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.54%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90087county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths28.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment10849county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible43.2%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools5county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians138county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population74,004county
Land area in square miles793county
People per square mile of land93.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.9%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents120county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in1,820county
Households that moved away1,776county
Average income of arriving households$52,500county
Average income of departing households$56,433county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year156county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.7%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.1 incounty
Annual snowfall53.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$97county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use674 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.9%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk77.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.4county
Landslide risk28.3county
Hail risk91.3county
Earthquake risk21.4county
Tornado risk79.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk49.6county
Winter weather risk54.1county
Strong wind risk35.1county
Wildfire risk48.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wood County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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