Forest County, WI

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2022 Population

9,239

0.599% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

48.7

2.96% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.9%

1.01% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$55,552

6.92% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Forest County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.3%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.07%), White (Hispanic) (1.03%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.476%).

None of the households in Forest County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Forest County, WI are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Forest County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Forest County, WI borders Iron County, MI, Florence County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Oneida County, WI, and Vilas County, WI.

United States Wisconsin

Population & Diversity

Forest County, WI is home to a population of 9.24k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.52% of Forest County, WI residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2022, there were 6.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.24k people) in Forest County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 561 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Forest County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.24k ± 89
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.12k ± 117
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
561 ± 141

2.53%

Hispanic Population

234 people

2.53% of the people in Forest County, WI are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Forest County, WI as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.52%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

48 people

0.653%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

60 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Forest County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
286 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 24
Korea
52 ± 25

Forest County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Forest County, WI employs 3.78k people. The largest industries in Forest County, WI are Manufacturing (455 people), Retail Trade (430 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (377 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,875), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750), and Wholesale Trade ($49,750).

Employment

Occupations

3.78k

2022 Value

± 219

0.827%

1 Year growth

± 7.99%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (405 people), Management Occupations (374 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (367 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.78k

2022 Value

± 219

0.827%

1 Year growth

± 7.99%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest County, WI, are Manufacturing (455 people), Retail Trade (430 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (377 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Forest County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,947

Median earning men ± $3,411

$35,076

Median earning women ± $1,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($60,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,583), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($66,250), Public Administration ($46,435), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,563).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

27
Transportation and Warehousing
21
Construction
19
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Forest County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 65% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.693%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.693%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Forest County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 65% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.693%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Forest County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Forest County, WI have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Forest County, WI is $55,552. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Forest County, WI was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $57,917, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $56,223 and $53,682.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Forest County, WI was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $57,917, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $56,223 and $53,682.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Forest County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,552

Median Household Income

± $2,017

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Forest County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (9.96%)
Worked At Home (6.52%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Forest County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.96%) and those who worked at home (6.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest County, WI have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3% of the workforce in Forest County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Forest County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forest County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forest County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest County, WI (1.26k out of 9.01k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest County, WI is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.6% of the population of Forest County, WI has health coverage, with 38.1% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 17.4% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 2.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Forest County, WI see 8960 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.489% decrease from the previous year (9004 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1852 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 617 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

8,960 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Forest County, WI

Primary care physicians in Forest County, WI see an average of 8,960 patients per year. This represents a 0.489% decrease from the previous year (9,004 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Forest County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.38%

Uninsured

38.1%

Employer Coverage

19.1%

Medicaid

17.4%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

2.42%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Forest County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.