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| 2001 Portage County Demographics |
| Population |
2001 Preliminary
Estimate |
|
Population |
2001 Preliminary
Estimate |
| Village of Almond |
459 |
|
Village of Plover |
10,682 |
| Village of Amherst |
983 |
|
Village of Rosholt |
516 |
| Village
of Amherst Junction |
308 |
|
Village of Whiting |
1,765 |
| Village of Junction
City |
436 |
|
City of Stevens Point |
24,428 |
| Village of Nelsonville |
189 |
|
Portage County Total |
67,692 |
| Village of Park Ridge |
485 |
|
|
|
Source
— Portage County Clerk
| Age Distribution
|
Census Data |
Projected |
|
2000 |
% |
2005 |
% |
| Under 19 |
20,516 |
30 |
20,681 |
29 |
| 20-29 |
12,305 |
18 |
13,195 |
18 |
| 30-49 |
19,179 |
28 |
19,172 |
27 |
| 50-64 |
9,090 |
13 |
11,014 |
15 |
| 65 & older |
7,207 |
11 |
7,615 |
11 |
Source - Portage County Planning & Zoning
| Avg. Monthly Apartment Rental (2bdr) |
$475 |
| Avg. Monthly Duplex Rental (2bdr) |
$500 |
| Avg. Monthly House Rental (2bdr) |
$515 |
| Avg. Sale Price of House* |
$107,892 |
* Multiple Listing Service for year 2000
Electric & Gas
Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation
Alliant Energy
Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative
Wisconsin Rapids Power & Light
Consolidated Water Power Company
Telephone
Ameritech
Amherst Telephone Company
Northern Telephone & Data
TDS Telecom
Union Phone Company
Wood County Telephone Company
Cellular
Full range of services
& providers available throughout County
Municipal Water Systems
Amherst, Stevens Point, Villages of Junction
City, Plover & Whiting
Municipal Sanitary Sewer Systems
Amherst, Stevens Point, Villages of Almond,
Junction City, Plover, Rosholt & Whiting (Stevens Point provides
sanitary sewer service to the village of Park Ridge)
Per Capita Personal Income $22,452
Portage County Wage and Income Data - As of December
2000
Source: Portage County UW-Extension
Median Effective Buying Income $37,303
Source: Sales & Marketing Management, Survey
of Buying Power, 08/01
County
Sales & Use Tax
|
Wholesale Trade
1998: $48,707,800
1999: $45,418,528
|
Services
1998: $86,832,27
1999: $99,197,518
|
Retail Trade
1998: $475,763,528
1999: $494,100,812 |
As of December 2000, Source
- Portage County UW-Extension
| Employment Distribution |
Total |
% |
| Manufacturing |
6,042 |
18.7 |
| Construction |
1,156 |
3.6 |
| Transportation, Comm & Utility |
1894 |
5.9 |
| Wholesale Trade |
1553 |
4.8 |
| Retail Trade |
6403 |
19.8 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
3751 |
11.6 |
| Services & Miscellaneous |
6049 |
18.7 |
| Government |
5452 |
16.9 |
1998 12 month County average
| Equalized
Value |
| 1999 County Total |
3,027,873,700 |
| Change |
5.33%
|
| 2000 County Total |
3,177,743,100 |
| Change |
4.95% |
| Employed |
36,733 |
| Unemployed |
1,477
|
| Unemployment Rate |
3.9% |
| Portage County Major Employers |
| Associated Bank |
McCain Foods |
Stevens Point Area Public School District |
| Basic American Foods |
Noel Group |
Stora Enso - North America |
| Del Monte Corportation |
Pointe Percision |
Sunrise Medical Continuing Care Group
|
| Delta Dental |
Portage County |
Roundy's (Copps Division) |
| Donaldson Company Inc. |
Saint Michael's Hospital |
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
| Golden County Foods |
Steel King Industries |
Wisconsin Central System, Ltd. |
Kimberly Clark Corporation
|
Sentry Insurance |
Worzalla Publishing Company |
| Lands' End |
Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools |
|
| Newspapers: Stevens Point Journal (daily), Portage
County Gazette (weekly), Buyers’ Guide (weekly), Gwiazda Polarna
(weekly - Polish language), State & Regional papers also offered. |
| Radio: 6 FM & 1 AM stations. |
| Television: ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS broadcasting out
of Wausau, NBC broadcasting out of Rhinelander |
| Cable/Direct Broadcast is available through out Portage
County. |
Portage County covers an area of 806.4 sq. miles. The
warmest month is July, with an average high temperature of 82°, the
coldest is January with an average high of 23°. There are 135 lakes
and 64 streams. Average annual rainfall is 31.96", average annual
snowfall is 40.7".
Centrally located in the State of Wisconsin, Portage County
is intersected by two major highways, US Hwy 10 and Interstate 39 (US
Hwy 51). Located approximately 100 miles from Madison, 200 miles from
Chicago & Minneapolis, and 150 miles from Milwaukee.
|
Major Highways:
Interstate 39 (US Hwy 51)
US Hwy 10
State Hwy 54
State Hwy 34
State Hwy 66
State Hwy 49
|
Commercial Air Service:
Central Wisconsin Airport - Mosinee (20
minutes)
Northwest / Messaba
Midwest Express
United
|
Stevens Point Airport: This local airport services private aircraft and corporate jets.
The airport has two runways, one 6,028 feet long and the other 3,016 feet long.
Rail Service: The railroad infrastructure includes
a major switching yard, maintenance facility, and an intermodal facility
in Stevens Point.
Bus:
Greyhound - scheduled arrival/departure times
Point Transit - community passenger service
Charter services are also available
Harbor: Port of Green Bay - 90 miles.
Freight Service/Overnight Carriers: 6 local motor
freight carriers serve the area. Private parcel services include United
Parcel Service (UPS) & Spee Dee Delivery terminals located in Portage
County.
| State tax on manufacture
machinery, equipment and inventory |
Exempt |
| Computers |
Exempt |
| State/County sales
tax |
5.5% |
| State corporate income tax |
7.9% flat |
| |
|
|
State personal
income tax
|
|
|
Minimum
|
4.77% |
| Maximum |
6.77% |
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