| People QuickFacts | Monroe County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
41,796 |
5,472,299 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.2% |
2.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
40,899 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
11.6% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.1% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.2% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.0 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
17,145 |
2,386,848 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.7% |
68.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
16.1% |
26.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$77,500 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
15,399 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.60 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$37,170 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,056 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Monroe County | Wisconsin |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
863 |
140,540 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
14,325 |
2,400,575 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
5.1% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
2,101 |
268,268 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
745,019 |
117,382,992 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
261,824 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$6,680 |
$9,715 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
184 |
38,208 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
311,273 |
28,843,652 |