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Language Spoken At Home in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 125,354 | 100% |
English only | 114,867 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 10,487 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,811 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 2,435 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 881 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,203 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 433 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,660 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,434 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 189 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 134,041 | 100% |
American | 4,968 | 3.7% |
Arab | 115 | 0.1% |
Czech | 2,286 | 1.7% |
Danish | 1,173 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 2,477 | 1.8% |
English | 6,353 | 4.7% |
French (except Basque) | 4,664 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 1,405 | 1.0% |
German | 72,149 | 53.8% |
Greek | 265 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 319 | 0.2% |
Irish | 10,608 | 7.9% |
Italian | 3,081 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 260 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 6,766 | 5.0% |
Polish | 23,182 | 17.3% |
Portuguese | 109 | 0.1% |
Russian | 929 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 462 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 1,039 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 170 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 195 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 3,188 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 1,788 | 1.3% |
Ukrainian | 128 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 542 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 93 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 52,893 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 36,333 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,789 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 29,960 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,864 | 22.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,302 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,406 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,071 | 7.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,519 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 16,560 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 13,368 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 5,026 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 16,751 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 13,058 | 24.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 132,318 | 100% |
Householder | 52,893 | 40.0% |
Spouse | 29,954 | 22.6% |
Child | 39,297 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 3,664 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 6,510 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 3,470 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 53,482 | 100% |
Never married | 15,309 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 31,158 | 58.3% |
Separated | 399 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,071 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 5,545 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 53,692 | 100% |
Never married | 11,888 | 22.1% |
Now married, except separated | 30,715 | 57.2% |
Separated | 503 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 4,817 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 5,769 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,735 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 434 | 25.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,450 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 478 | 33.0% |
Less than 1 year | 123 | 8.5% |
1 or 2 years | 164 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 60 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 131 | 9.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 478 | 100% |
Who are female | 252 | 52.7% |
Who are married | 396 | 82.8% |
School Enrollment in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 34,008 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,229 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,839 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,610 | 43.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,900 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 7,430 | 21.8% |
Educational Attainment in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 90,647 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,451 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,295 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 34,418 | 38.0% |
Some college, no degree | 16,503 | 18.2% |
Associate's degree | 10,114 | 11.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,369 | 14.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,497 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.9% |
Veteran Status in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 101,158 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,564 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 132,794 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,260 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 32,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,381 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 81,642 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,015 | 8.6% |
65 years and over | 18,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,864 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 132,334 | 100% |
Same house | 116,057 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,077 | 12.1% |
Same county | 11,101 | 8.4% |
Different county | 4,976 | 3.8% |
Same state | 3,285 | 2.5% |
Different state | 1,691 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 200 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 134,041 | 100% |
Native | 128,801 | 96.1% |
Born in United States | 128,358 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 104,695 | 78.1% |
Different state | 23,663 | 17.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 443 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 5,240 | 3.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,240 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,405 | 45.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,835 | 54.1% |
Year of Entry in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,683 | 100% |
Native | 443 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 429 | 96.8% |
Foreign born | 5,240 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 43 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,197 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wausau
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,240 | 100% |
Europe | 505 | 9.6% |
Asia | 3,358 | 64.1% |
Africa | 129 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 25 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,103 | 21.0% |
Northern America | 120 | 2.3% |