| People QuickFacts | Vernon County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
28,496 |
5,472,299 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
1.6% |
2.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
28,056 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
9.5% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.9% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.0% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.7 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
12,700 |
2,386,848 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.1% |
68.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.8% |
26.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$73,400 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
10,825 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.55 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$33,178 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,859 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Vernon County | Wisconsin |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
637 |
140,540 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
6,448 |
2,400,575 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
2.6% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
1,926 |
268,268 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
168,127 |
117,382,992 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
161,074 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,908 |
$9,715 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
71 |
38,208 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
146,907 |
28,843,652 |