Vernon County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 28,95894.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9793.2%Two or more races
  • 5461.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1030.3%Some other race alone
  • 770.3%Asian alone
  • 640.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 210.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 190.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $285,304

Here:	$285,304
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $269,730

Here:	$269,730
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $207,889

Here:	$207,889
State:	$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $248,447

Here:	$248,447
State:	$216,833

Mobile homes: $95,745

Here:	$95,745
State:	$79,042

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 80
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,713 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,593 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vernon County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Viroqua, Westby, Bergen, Hillsboro, Stoddard, La Farge, Coon Valley, Coon, Kickapoo, Whitestown.

Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine , Fremont County, Wyoming , Strafford County, New Hampshire , Hot Springs County, Wyoming , Wayne County, New York , Palo Alto County, Iowa .

Current college students: 679
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 311 (32.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1452010 or later
• 562000 to 2009
• 451990 to 1999
• 461980 to 1989
• 201970 to 1979
• 114Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,404
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 239
• 3 or 4: 237
• 5 to 9: 174
• 10 to 19: 232
• 20 to 49: 219
• 50 or more: 104
• Mobile homes: 1,256
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Vernon County with a mortgage: 5,168 (439 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 308 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 201

Religion statistics for Vernon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Vernon County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2019 - July 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: August 17, 2018 - September 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4402, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4343, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to September 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4288: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4288, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 20, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4141: August 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4141, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1719: August 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.85% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,425 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.13% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($38,271 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($19,154 average AGI)

Vernon County:	1.72%
Wisconsin average:	2.19%

from La Crosse County, WI	1.43% ($59,297 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($37,333)
from Dane County, WI	0.33% ($63,816)
from Juneau County, WI	0.28% ($41,938)
from Crawford County, WI	0.27% ($44,871)
from Richland County, WI	0.23% ($42,296)

6.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,040 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.47% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($39,444 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($11,595 average AGI)

Vernon County:	1.59%
Wisconsin average:	2.22%

to La Crosse County, WI	1.55% ($53,279 average AGI)
to Monroe County, WI	0.60% ($47,029)
to Richland County, WI	0.35% ($45,600)
to Juneau County, WI	0.32% ($41,811)
to Crawford County, WI	0.31% ($51,944)
to Dane County, WI	0.22% ($47,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Vernon County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,967 (2,100 living alone), Female householders: 5,331 (1,580 living alone)

• 6,528 spouses (6,497 opposite-sex spouses), 859 unmarried partners, (816 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,284 children (8,732 natural, 275 adopted, 277 stepchildren), 266 grandchildren, 251 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 67 foster children, 238 other relatives, 401 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 433

Size of family households: 4,277 2-persons, 1,374 3-persons, 1,155 4-persons, 640 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 340 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,675 1-person, 602 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

6,164 married couples with children.
1,312 single-parent households (357 men, 955 women).

89.7% of residents of Vernon speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $146,605,000 ($5,108 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,065,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,984,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,277,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,896,000
Federal grants: $40,221,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,852,000 ($355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,375,000 ($644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,238,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,489,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,769,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Vernon County, Wisconsin
• 622020 or later
• 1,1842010 to 2019
• 1,9342000 to 2009
• 1,4061990 to 1999
• 1,3251980 to 1989
• 1,7501970 to 1979
• 8921960 to 1969
• 8761950 to 1959
• 8891940 to 1949
• 3,6661939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Vernon County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vernon County, Wisconsin
• 161 room
• 392 rooms
• 2443 rooms
• 8804 rooms
• 1,8205 rooms
• 2,2056 rooms
• 1,6247 rooms
• 1,1448 rooms
• 1,9139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon County, Wisconsin
• 1101 room
• 2062 rooms
• 3993 rooms
• 5154 rooms
• 4815 rooms
• 2536 rooms
• 2817 rooms
• 1228 rooms
• 899+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vernon County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vernon County, Wisconsin
• 19no bedroom
• 3731 bedroom
• 1,8832 bedrooms
• 4,8903 bedrooms
• 1,9334 bedrooms
• 7955+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon County, Wisconsin
• 116no bedroom
• 5621 bedroom
• 9192 bedrooms
• 5703 bedrooms
• 2074 bedrooms
• 755+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Vernon County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vernon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 575no vehicle
• 2,3911 vehicle
• 4,0542 vehicles
• 1,7953 vehicles
• 7324 vehicles
• 3445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vernon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 508no vehicle
• 1,1401 vehicle
• 5822 vehicles
• 1543 vehicles
• 554 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

92.5% of Vernon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Wisconsin.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 23,830
• Other state: 6,493
• Northeast: 557
• Midwest: 4,610
• South: 499
• West: 825

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 483
• Number of aged recipients: 86
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 397
• Number of recipients under 18: 54
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 288
• Number of recipients older than 64: 141
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 246
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 178