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People QuickFactsBarron CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 45,514 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.2% 2.0%
Population, 2000 44,963 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 10.3% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.4% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.9% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.2 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 21,569 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.8% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 13.4% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $78,000 $112,200 
Households, 2000 17,851 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.48 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $37,275 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,091 $21,271

Business QuickFactsBarron CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 1,315 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 16,727 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -1.2% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 2,815 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 891,541 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 451,556 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,359 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 370 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 221,747 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsBarron CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 863 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 52.1 98.8
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 005 55

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