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People QuickFactsPierce CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 37,872 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.9% 2.0%
Population, 2000 36,804 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 12.3% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.6% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.6% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.1 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 14,117 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 73.1% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 19.3% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $123,100 $112,200 
Households, 2000 13,015 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.65 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $49,551 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,172 $21,271

Business QuickFactsPierce CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 828 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 6,706 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -1.9% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 2,355 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 216,678 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 151,643 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,316 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 446 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 132,743 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsPierce CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 576 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 63.8 98.8
Metropolitan Area Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA  
FIPS Code 093 55

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