Portage County, Wisconsin
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State Health Department
- Wisconsin Division Of Public Health: 1 W. Wilson Street, Madison
Population:
- Total Population: 67,182
- Males: 33,573
- Females: 33,609
Ethnicity:
- White: 63,824
- Black/African American: 230
- Hispanic: 978
- Native American/Eskimo: 228
- Asian: 1,293
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 42
- Other: 21
- 2 or more: 566
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (59,195)
- Spanish (1,060)
- Polish (1,030)
- Miao, Hmong (815)
- German (530)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,458
- Laos (308)
- Mexico (176)
- Thailand (167)
- Korea (82)
- Poland (80)
- Germany (79)
- Canada (76)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (31,905)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (4,141)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (3,662)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,402)
- Assemblies of God (850)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 13,833
- Sensory: 1,436
- Physical: 3,340
- Mental: 2,323
- Self-care: 890
- Go outside home: 2,749
- Employment: 2,894
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 111
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 25,040
- Utility gas: 15,108
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,818
- Electricity: 2,637
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 1,968
- Coal or Coke: 9
- Wood: 1,249
- Solar Energy: 18
- Other fuel: 179
- No fuel used: 54
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 49,595
- No vehicle: 2,821
- 1 or more vehicle: 46,774
Education Attainment:
- No School: 174
- No High School: 2,246
- Some High School: 3,019
- High School: 14,952
- Some College: 7,572
- Associate's Degree: 2,802
- College Degree: 6,468
- Master's Degree: 1,908
- Professional Degree: 494
- Doctoral Degree: 508
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 25,040
- Owners with phone: 17,628
- Owners without phone: 123
- Renters with phone: 7,108
- Renters without phone: 181
10 closest counties:
- Wood County, Wisconsin
- Waushara County, Wisconsin
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- Shawano County, Wisconsin
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- Juneau County, Wisconsin
- Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
54406, 54407, 54423, 54443, 54458, 54467, 54473, 54481, 54492, 54909, 54921
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM) STEVENS POINT, WI
- WIZD (99.9 FM) PLOVER, WI
- WSPT (1010 AM) STEVENS POINT, WI
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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