Vilas County, Wisconsin Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Vilas County is 48th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Vilas County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Vilas County is 5th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Vilas County is 8th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home median value

Vilas County is 16th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Vilas County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home ownership rate

Vilas County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Income per capita

Vilas County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Vilas County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Vilas County is 20th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Current population (2012)	21,338	49th	5,726,398	313,914,040
Size in square miles	856.6	25th	54,157.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	25	57th	105	87.4

Age Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	68th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.2%	69th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	27.6%	1st	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.4%	16th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.5%	20th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Race - White	87.1%	64th	88.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	68th	6.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	11.0%	5th	1.1%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	70th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	61st	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	29th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	60th	6.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.3%	60th	82.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Female residents	49.4%	49th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	33rd	4.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Housing units	25,196	30th	2,634,781	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.8%	69th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	10,612	47th	2,279,738	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.9%	17th	69.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$195,000	8th	$169,700	$186,200
People per household	2.0	71st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	117	28th	12,041	829,658

Income Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Income per capita	$26,863	17th	$27,192	$27,915
Income per household	$41,195	62nd	$52,374	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.9%	22nd	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Vilas County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Non-farm private establishments	929	37th	138,045	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	5,614	54th	2,354,284	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,491	35th	433,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$312,228	41st	$72,283,321	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,218	17th	$12,904	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$161,614	17th	$9,247,311	$613,795,732