Living in Wausau School District, Wisconsin

Overview

A total of 23,175 households are located in Wausau School District area. Among them, 6,292 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.89 people. The total number of children in the region is 14,018 and 12,143 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (1,005) of residents are non-citizens and 10% (5,568) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wausau School District, Wisconsin
Household	23,175
Population	53,293
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,292 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	14,018
Total Students	12,143
Pre-Kindergarten	1,050
Kindergarten	548
Grade 1-8	5,301
Grade 9-12	2,849
College/Graduate School	2,395
Veterans	42,321
Non-citizen	1,005
Non-English Home Language	5,568
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

44,007 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,876 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,876 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 27,914 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wausau School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,422	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,329	81.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,674	9.75%
Public transportation	261	0.95%
Walked	705	2.57%
Other method	340	1.24%
Worked from home	1,113	4.06%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,914	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,854	35.30%
Service	4,913	17.60%
Sales and office	6,231	22.32%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,799	6.44%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,117	18.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,914	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	355	1.27%
Construction	1,040	3.73%
Manufacturing	5,200	18.63%
Wholesale trade	846	3.03%
Retail trade	3,602	12.90%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,140	4.08%
Information	234	0.84%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,428	8.70%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,082	7.46%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,967	24.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,233	8.00%
Other services, except public administration	1,124	4.03%
Public administration	663	2.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,914	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,632	84.66%
Government workers	2,921	10.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,302	4.66%
Unpaid family workers	59	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,376 for the 23,175 households in Wausau School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $31,898. 50,650 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,175	-
Less than $10,000	974	4.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,118	4.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,384	10.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,899	12.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,507	15.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,159	17.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,154	13.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,819	12.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	928	4.00%
More than $200,000	1,233	5.32%
Median Household Income	$53,605	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,376	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,266	-
Less than $10,000	271	1.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	220	1.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	811	5.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,431	10.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,998	14.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,779	19.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,435	17.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,384	16.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	824	5.78%
More than $200,000	1,113	7.80%

Median Family Income	$71,768	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,553	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,898	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,618	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,618	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	53,626	-
With health insurance coverage	50,650	94.45%
Public coverage	19,007	35.44%
Private health insurance	39,532	73.72%
Without health insurance coverage	2,976	5.55%

Housing

There are 24,970 housing units in Wausau School District area, Wisconsin with 23,175 units (92.81%) occupied. 15,352 houses (66.24%) are occupied by owner and 7,823 houses (33.76%) are rented. The average housing value is $143,800 and the average rental cost is $723. 234 houses (0.94%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,753 houses (31.05%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,970	-
Occupied	23,175	92.81%
Owner Occupied	15,352	66.24%
Renter Occupied	7,823	33.76%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,544	70.26%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	907	3.63%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,349	25.43%
Mobile Homes	161	0.64%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,970	-
Built 2014 or later	234	0.94%
Built 2010 - 2013	341	1.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,956	7.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,918	11.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,195	8.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,775	15.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,264	9.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,534	14.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,753	31.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,970	-
1 room	595	2.38%
2 rooms	648	2.60%
3 rooms	1,767	7.08%
4 rooms	3,357	13.44%
5 rooms	4,787	19.17%
6 rooms	4,581	18.35%
7 rooms	2,987	11.96%
8 rooms	2,481	9.94%
9 rooms or more	3,767	15.09%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,970	-
no bedroom	633	2.54%
1 bedroom	2,176	8.71%
2 bedrooms	7,152	28.64%
3 bedrooms	9,868	39.52%
4 bedrooms	3,955	15.84%
5 bedrooms or more	1,186	4.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,352	-
Less than $50,000	385	2.51%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,547	23.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,204	27.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,849	18.56%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,557	16.66%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,280	8.34%
$500,000 - $999,999	472	3.07%
$1,000,000 or more	58	0.38%
Median House Value	$143,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,581	-
Less than $500	1,224	16.15%
$500 - $999	5,123	67.58%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,180	15.57%
$1,500 - $1,999	25	0.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	29	0.38%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$723	-

Demographic

A total of 54,331 people lives in Wausau School District area, Wisconsin with 27,312 male and 27,019 female. The males to female ratio is 50.27 to 49.73. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	54,331	-
Male	27,312	50.27%
Female	27,019	49.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,331	-
Under 5 years	3,136	5.77%
5 - 9 years	3,395	6.25%
10 - 14 years	3,243	5.97%
15 - 19 years	3,605	6.64%
20 - 24 years	3,087	5.68%
25 - 34 years	6,879	12.66%
35 - 44 years	6,294	11.58%
45 - 54 years	6,785	12.49%
55 - 59 years	3,879	7.14%
60 - 64 years	4,144	7.63%
65 - 74 years	5,481	10.09%
75 - 84 years	2,928	5.39%
85 years and older	1,475	2.71%
Median Age	40.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,331	-
One Race	53,043	97.63%
White	46,915	86.35%
Black or African American	270	0.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native	189	0.35%
Asian	5,198	9.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.06%
Other	437	0.80%

Two or more races	1,288	2.37%
White and Black or African American	479	0.88%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	299	0.55%
White and Asian	370	0.68%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.10%

Living in Wausau School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic