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People QuickFactsRusk CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 15,268 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.5% 2.0%
Population, 2000 15,347 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.8% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.1% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.2% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.6 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 7,839 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 78.7% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.6% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $63,200 $112,200 
Households, 2000 6,095 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.45 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $31,344 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,563 $21,271

Business QuickFactsRusk CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 325 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 4,544 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 3.7% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 1,002 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 203,085 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 78,713 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,144 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 156 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 85,629 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsRusk CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 913 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 16.8 98.8
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 107 55

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