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People QuickFactsMarathon CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 127,168 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.1% 2.0%
Population, 2000 125,834 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.0% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.8% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.3% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.4 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 52,200 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.7% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 19.0% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $95,800 $112,200 
Households, 2000 47,702 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.60 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $45,165 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,703 $21,271

Business QuickFactsMarathon CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 3,401 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 61,840 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -2.8% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 6,248 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 3,181,899 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,421,572 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,630 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 922 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 526,688 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsMarathon CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,545 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 81.4 98.8
Metropolitan Area Wausau, WI MSA  
FIPS Code 073 55

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