Vernon County, WI Demographic Data
Vernon County, WI Summary
Vernon County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 30,016
- Area: 816.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 791.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 24.83 sq. miles
- Population Density: 36.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,124.34 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Vernon County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,173
50%
50.8
Male
15,269
50%
49.2
Total Population
30,442
323,128,000
Vernon County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,088
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,186
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,281
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,006
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,433
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,925
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,189
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,138
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,346
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,232
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,020
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,790
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
808
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,534
74.0%
77.2
Female
11,316
50.2%
51.3
Male
11,218
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,588
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,918
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,618
18.5%
15.2
Female
3,007
53.5%
55.8
Male
2,611
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Vernon County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
30,166
99.1%
96.8
White
29,612
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
141
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
69
0.2%
0.8
Asian
163
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
106
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
32
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
12
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
11
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
181
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
276
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
463
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
392
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
20
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
29,979
98.5%
82.2
Vernon County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,348
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,093
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,765
38.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,702
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,202
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,823
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,515
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,441
11.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,007
88.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,338
21.2%
31.2
Vernon County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,539
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
14,053
58.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,358
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
171
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,766
7.4
5.8%
Vernon County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,999
88.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,355
11.8%
21.6%
Spanish
295
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,919
10.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
121
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
20
0.1%
1.1%
Vernon County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
651
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
731
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,457
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,314
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,828
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,549
21.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,529
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,274
10.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
240
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
270
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
49,476
57,617
Per capita income
24,414
31,128
Vernon County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,115
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
763
5.7%
9.8
Construction
1,018
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,304
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
528
3.9%
6.6
Information
226
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,158
16.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
563
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
725
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
373
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,493
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
636
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
473
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,779
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,131
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,452
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,609
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,404
18.0%
18.1%
Vernon County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,210
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,335
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,034
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
84
0.6%
5.1
Walked
490
3.7%
2.7
Other means
319
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
948
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.4
26.6
Vernon County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,074
9.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,895
24.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,816
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
3,058
25.8%
21.0
Vernon County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,843
85.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,355
79.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,488
21.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,964
14.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Vernon County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,807
1 room
244
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
321
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
848
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,807
13.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,844
20.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,448
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,941
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,475
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,879
13.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Vernon County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,807
1-unit, detached
11,268
81.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
128
0.9%
5.9
2-units
339
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
150
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
212
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
206
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
200
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,301
9.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.0%
0.1
Vernon County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,956
28.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
898
6.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
981
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
907
6.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,836
13.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,222
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,745
12.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,990
14.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
252
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
20
0.1%
1.4%
Vernon County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,845
32.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,569
30.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,130
9.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
568
4.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,463
20.8%
1.9
Solar energy
14
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
202
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
52
0.4%
1.1
Vernon County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,191
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
109
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
129
2.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
162
3.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
426
8.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
947
18.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,567
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,851
35.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,018
39.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
922
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
520
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
488
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,216
23.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Vernon County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,053
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
0.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
131
6.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
672
32.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,236
60.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
435
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
622
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
352
17.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
340
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
223
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
266
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
233
11.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
612
30.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
462
0.0%
0.0%
Vernon County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,355
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,064
11.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,877
20.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,871
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,655
17.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,710
18.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
815
8.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
305
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
58
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
146,100
205,000
