Language Spoken At Home in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 36,296 | 100% |
English only | 30,957 | 85.3% |
Language other than English | 5,339 | 14.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,019 | 5.6% |
Spanish | 644 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 211 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 624 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 122 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,975 | 11.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,658 | 4.6% |
Other languages | 96 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,158 | 100% |
American | 1,532 | 3.9% |
Arab | 47 | 0.1% |
Czech | 401 | 1.0% |
Danish | 557 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 506 | 1.3% |
English | 2,225 | 5.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,461 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 381 | 1.0% |
German | 18,223 | 46.5% |
Greek | 40 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 27 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,967 | 7.6% |
Italian | 1,096 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 55 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,808 | 4.6% |
Polish | 5,036 | 12.9% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 399 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 132 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 423 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 45 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 141 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 979 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 413 | 1.1% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 171 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 84 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,405 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,482 | 57.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,539 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 6,804 | 41.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,733 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 824 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 570 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,854 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,236 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 6,923 | 42.2% |
Householder living alone | 5,567 | 33.9% |
65 years and over | 2,015 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,852 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,325 | 26.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 37,921 | 100% |
Householder | 16,405 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 6,813 | 18.0% |
Child | 10,720 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 1,252 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 2,731 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,446 | 3.8% |
Marital Status in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,617 | 100% |
Never married | 5,816 | 37.2% |
Now married, except separated | 7,231 | 46.3% |
Separated | 155 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 465 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 1,950 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,022 | 100% |
Never married | 4,259 | 26.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,219 | 45.1% |
Separated | 155 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,907 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 2,482 | 15.5% |
Fertility in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 516 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 222 | 43.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 479 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 118 | 24.6% |
Less than 1 year | 42 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 6 | 1.3% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 5.4% |
5 or more years | 44 | 9.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 118 | 100% |
Who are female | 72 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 82 | 69.5% |
School Enrollment in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,332 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 898 | 8.7% |
Kindergarten | 408 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,796 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,285 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 2,945 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,987 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,741 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,699 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,349 | 32.1% |
Some college, no degree | 5,051 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,784 | 10.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,990 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,373 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.5% |
Veteran Status in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 29,972 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,312 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 38,260 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,091 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 9,138 | 100% |
With a disability | 684 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 23,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,294 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 5,826 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,113 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,636 | 100% |
Same house | 30,800 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,712 | 20.0% |
Same county | 5,991 | 15.5% |
Different county | 1,721 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,195 | 3.1% |
Different state | 526 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 124 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,158 | 100% |
Native | 36,153 | 92.3% |
Born in United States | 35,921 | 91.7% |
State of residence | 27,615 | 70.5% |
Different state | 8,306 | 21.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 232 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,005 | 7.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,005 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,419 | 47.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,586 | 52.8% |
Year of Entry in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,237 | 100% |
Native | 232 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 218 | 94.0% |
Foreign born | 3,005 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,989 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wausau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,005 | 100% |
Europe | 210 | 7.0% |
Asia | 2,291 | 76.2% |
Africa | 70 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 17 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 384 | 12.8% |
Northern America | 33 | 1.1% |