Price County, Wisconsin

Price County is one of the 72 county of Wisconsin, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. Price County had an official population of 15822 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 14278, It is the seventh smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its area is just over 1278.43 sq mi (3311.12 square kilometre), of which, 1252.56 square miles (3244.12 square kilometre) of it is land and 25.87 square miles (67 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the ninth largest in terms of geographical size.

Price County Wisconsin
Map of Price County, Wisconsin

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 15822 people, 6564 households, and 4416 families residing in the county. The population density was 12.6 people per square mile (4.86/kmē), making it the fifth least densely populated county in Wisconsin. There were 9574 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.93/kmē). The average household size was 2.37 people, and the average family size was 2.91 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 14278, The racial makeup of the county was 97.83% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.76% American Indian, 0.41% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 0.8% from two or more races.

Price County Wisconsin Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Price County Wisconsin School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Price County Wisconsin GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35249, it would be the 19th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $42837, making it the 22nd lowest county by median family income in Wisconsin. The per capita income for the county was $17837, making its Wisconsin's 47th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 3685 pupils and students, of which 51.18% are male and 48.82% are female, 23.29% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.05% nursery or pri school, 4.86% kindergarten, 51.32% elementary school, 28.25% high school and 10.53% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Catawba VillagePrice County4.464.46014933.41831926250
2Kennan VillagePrice County1.971.97017186.71870141786
3Park Falls CityPrice County3.83.550.252793787.11792933860
4Phillips CityPrice County3.472.770.711675605.51648031471
5Prentice VillagePrice County2.0320.02626312.81621626563
YearPopulation
April 2000 census15822
April 2000 Estimate15820
July 2000 Estimate15809
July 2001 Estimate15554
July 2002 Estimate15390
July 2003 Estimate15325
July 2004 Estimate15145
July 2005 Estimate14987
July 2006 Estimate14755
July 2007 Estimate14421
July 2008 Estimate14278
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school10086186
Kindergarten11168179
Elementary school9469451891
High school5614801041
College or graduate school168220388
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Price County, Wisconsin$35249$42837$17837
Wisconsin, United States$43791$52911$21271
United States$41994$50046$21587