Vernon County, WI Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Vernon county wisconsin dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,831	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	336	4.9
Kindergarten	362	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,665	53.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,789	26.2
College or graduate school	679	9.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,473	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,133	11.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,769	9.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,109	38.5
Some college, no degree	3,479	18.8
Associate degree	1,405	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,744	9.4
Graduate or professional degree	834	4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.9	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.0	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	21,788	100.0
Never married	4,634	21.3
Now married, except separated	13,221	60.7
Separated	205	0.9
Widowed	2,017	9.3
Female	1,632	7.5
Divorced	1,711	7.9
Female	853	3.9

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	251	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	125	49.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,341	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,657	13.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	6,815	100.0
With a disability	459	6.7

Population 21 to 64 years	14,567	100.0
With a disability	2,283	15.7
Percent employed	58.1	(X)
No disability	12,284	84.3
Percent employed	82.4	(X)

Population 65 years and over	4,386	100.0
With a disability	1,649	37.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	26,213	100.0
Same house in 1995	16,792	64.1
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	9,335	35.6
Same county	4,630	17.7
Different county	4,705	17.9
Same state	3,300	12.6
Different state	1,405	5.4
Elsewhere in 1995	86	0.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,056	100.0
Native	27,820	99.2
Born in United States	27,719	98.8
State of residence	22,364	79.7
Different state	5,355	19.1
Born outside United States	101	0.4
Foreign born	236	0.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	56	0.2
Naturalized citizen	151	0.5
Not a citizen	85	0.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	236	100.0
Europe	114	48.3
Asia	34	14.4
Africa	5	2.1
Oceania	3	1.3
Latin America	57	24.2
Northern America	23	9.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,213	100.0
English only	23,771	90.7
Language other than English	2,442	9.3
Speak English less than 'very well	1,230	4.7
Spanish	265	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	92	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	2,130	8.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,123	4.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	35	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	28,056	100.0
Total ancestries reported	32,538	116.0
Arab	6	0.0
Czech¹	1,245	4.4
Danish	197	0.7
Dutch	469	1.7
English	2,354	8.4
French (except Basque)¹	668	2.4
French Canadian¹	170	0.6
German	9,177	32.7
Greek	17	0.1
Hungarian	26	0.1
Irish¹	2,932	10.5
Italian	768	2.7
Lithuanian	36	0.1
Norwegian	10,134	36.1
Polish	670	2.4
Portuguese	12	0.0
Russian	54	0.2
Scotch-Irish	217	0.8
Scottish	284	1.0
Slovak	9	0.0
Subsaharan African	7	0.0
Swedish	429	1.5
Swiss	277	1.0
Ukrainian	4	0.0
United States or American	1,048	3.7
Welsh	91	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	4	0.0
Other ancestries	1,233	4.4

(X) Not applicable.
¹ The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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