Marathon County vs. Wood County

Marathon County (WI)Wood County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)135,42873,055
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)134,06174,749
Population, Census, April 1, 2010134,06374,749
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%20.6%
Female persons, percent49.7%50.8%
White alone, percent90.9%94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent6.0%2.0%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.8%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.5%92.2%
Veterans, 2014-20188,5565,487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.1%2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)59,73435,181
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.8%72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$152,000$129,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,251$1,116
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$493$460
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$733$696
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.3%17.4%
Building permits, 2018308377
Households, 2014-201855,37732,245
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.3%4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.7%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.6%21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.5%5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.4%64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.1%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)180,66278,641
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,133,0371,234,516
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,306,0292,482,409
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,276,641626,208
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,572,4071,101,719
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,092$14,803
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.319.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,543$53,473
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,879$30,006
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%10.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,3901,781
Total employment, 201765,15337,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,786,0241,777,228
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,0413,882
All firms, 201210,1294,860
Men-owned firms, 20125,3412,660
Women-owned firms, 20122,7691,240
Minority-owned firms, 2012510138
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,1424,482
Veteran-owned firms, 2012951403
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,3123,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.6%25.3%
Population per square mile, 201086.894.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,544.98793.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marathon county (WI) and Wood county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.