Language Spoken At Home in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,584 | 100% |
English only | 19,638 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 946 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 230 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 306 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 52 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 358 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,489 | 100% |
American | 666 | 3.1% |
Arab | 1 | 0.0% |
Czech | 490 | 2.3% |
Danish | 212 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 532 | 2.5% |
English | 1,653 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 963 | 4.5% |
French Canadian | 367 | 1.7% |
German | 8,763 | 40.8% |
Greek | 31 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 135 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,506 | 11.7% |
Italian | 821 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 144 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 1,177 | 5.5% |
Polish | 2,450 | 11.4% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 140 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 246 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 329 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 37 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 27 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,140 | 5.3% |
Swiss | 189 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 41 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 220 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,668 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,845 | 64.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,018 | 18.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,493 | 51.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,149 | 10.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 507 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 298 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 845 | 7.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 571 | 5.4% |
Nonfamily households | 3,823 | 35.8% |
Householder living alone | 3,121 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 1,389 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,204 | 20.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,990 | 37.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 2 | 0% |
Relationship in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,190 | 100% |
Householder | 10,668 | 50.3% |
Spouse | 5,378 | 25.4% |
Child | 3,716 | 17.5% |
Other relatives | 358 | 1.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,070 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 922 | 4.4% |
Marital Status in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,351 | 100% |
Never married | 2,199 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,569 | 59.6% |
Separated | 70 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 343 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 1,170 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,146 | 100% |
Never married | 1,490 | 16.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,547 | 60.6% |
Separated | 40 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 1,061 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 1,008 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 105 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 27 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 1 | 0% |
Grandparents in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 195 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 122 | 62.6% |
Less than 1 year | 4 | 2.1% |
1 or 2 years | 36 | 18.5% |
3 or 4 years | 48 | 24.6% |
5 or more years | 34 | 17.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 122 | 100% |
Who are female | 65 | 53.3% |
Who are married | 110 | 90.2% |
School Enrollment in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,777 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 264 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 205 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,577 | 41.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,075 | 28.5% |
College or graduate school | 656 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,578 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 254 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,025 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,769 | 34.8% |
Some college, no degree | 4,249 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,387 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,553 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,341 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.5% |
Veteran Status in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,720 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,796 | 15.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,841 | 18.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,764 | 100% |
With a disability | 238 | 6.3% |
18 to 64 years | 11,988 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,859 | 15.5% |
65 years and over | 5,528 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,744 | 31.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,386 | 100% |
Same house | 19,366 | 90.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,005 | 9.4% |
Same county | 1,150 | 5.4% |
Different county | 855 | 4.0% |
Same state | 538 | 2.5% |
Different state | 317 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 15 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,489 | 100% |
Native | 21,020 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 20,955 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 13,252 | 61.7% |
Different state | 7,703 | 35.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 65 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 469 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 469 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 288 | 61.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 181 | 38.6% |
Year of Entry in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 534 | 100% |
Native | 65 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 65 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 469 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 12 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 457 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Vilas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 469 | 100% |
Europe | 221 | 47.1% |
Asia | 89 | 19.0% |
Africa | 41 | 8.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 72 | 15.4% |
Northern America | 46 | 9.8% |