Wood County vs. Portage County

	Wood County (WI)	Portage County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	73,055	70,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	74,749	70,021
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	74,749	70,019
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.6%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.6%
White alone, percent	94.8%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	3.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.2%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,487	3,971
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	35,181	31,127
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.6%	68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,900	$163,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$460	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$696	$743
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.4%	22.8%
Building permits, 2018	377	161
Households, 2014-2018	32,245	28,357
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.9%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.5%	5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,641	112,379
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,234,516	385,819
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,482,409	1,383,021
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,101,719	933,881
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,803	$13,259
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,473	$57,368
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,006	$29,742
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,781	1,725
Total employment, 2017	37,082	31,110
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,777,228	1,315,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.0%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,882	3,922
All firms, 2012	4,860	5,074
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,660	2,713
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,240	1,240
Minority-owned firms, 2012	138	133
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,482	4,712
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	403	463
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,982	4,240
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.3%	25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	94.2	87.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	793.12	800.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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