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People QuickFacts |
Rock County |
Wisconsin |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
160,213 | 5,627,967 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
5.2% | 4.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
152,307 | 5,363,708 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.7% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
24.9% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
12.9% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.4% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.8% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
4.4% | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.0% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.5% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
6.1% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
87.1% | 85.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.3% | 56.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.1% | 7.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.9% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.7% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
24,198 | 790,917 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.3 | 20.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
68,201 | 2,560,099 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.1% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.0% | 26.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,200 | $112,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
58,617 | 2,084,544 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.54 | 2.50 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,276 | $50,567 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,895 | $21,271 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.7% | 10.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Rock County |
Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,562 | 145,8361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
61,264 | 2,482,2811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
0.8% | 2.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
8,022 | 323,649 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,714 | 393,241 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.4% | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
11,707,164 | 124,664,004 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,848,564 | 68,510,712 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,754,016 | 59,978,700 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,384 | $11,025 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
183,824 | 6,885,765 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
477 | 21,836 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
943,068 | 38,177,2961 |
