Washburn County, Wisconsin Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Washburn County is 2nd in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home ownership rate

Washburn County is 8th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Female residents

Washburn County is 8th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Washburn County is 16th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Washburn County is 20th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Current population (2012)	15,826	61st	5,726,398	313,914,040
Size in square miles	797.1	30th	54,157.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	20	62nd	105	87.4

Age Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	52nd	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.0%	59th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.5%	8th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.8%	30th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.7%	38th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Race - White	96.3%	34th	88.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	63rd	6.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%	16th	1.1%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	48th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	60th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	20th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	55th	6.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	95.1%	22nd	82.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Female residents	50.7%	8th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	60th	4.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Housing units	13,094	51st	2,634,781	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.2%	63rd	25.4%	25.9%
Households	7,550	57th	2,279,738	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	83.0%	2nd	69.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$146,400	34th	$169,700	$186,200
People per household	2.1	68th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	48	51st	12,041	829,658

Income Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Income per capita	$23,989	44th	$27,192	$27,915
Income per household	$41,135	64th	$52,374	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.1%	31st	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Washburn County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Non-farm private establishments	514	52nd	138,045	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,485	59th	2,354,284	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,106	51st	433,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$178,121	59th	$72,283,321	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,746	42nd	$12,904	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$25,328	50th	$9,247,311	$613,795,732