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Vilas County Has Dropped in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.8%, Since 2000
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- Parent Category: Wisconsin
- Category: Vilas County, WI
According to data from the 2010 Census, Vilas County, Wisconsin decreased in number of total housing units by 2,719, or 12%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Wisconsin increased in housing units by 303,214, or 12%.
Compared to the US, Vilas County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 15,458, or 61.5%, are currently vacant in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Of these 15,458 unoccupied units, 2.4% are on the real estate market for sale, while 2.5% are properties that are available for rent.
From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Vilas County have decreased by 1.8%. By 2010, there were 7,722 (80.0%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 1,936 (20.0%) housing units were leased. Vilas County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Wisconsin, which the Census reported had 31.9% of the housing units rented.
When compared to other counties across the US, Vilas County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 5.8% of housing units are owned by minorities in Vilas County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Wisconsin 6.8% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Vilas County. 100.0% the Black Census group occupies a rented housing unit.
Datasource: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.
In Vilas County, Wisconsin, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by -1,189 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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- Category: Vilas County, WI
In Vilas County, Wisconsin, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,189 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Of the 62 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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In Vilas County, Wisconsin, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,189 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Of the 62 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
The depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 140 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in depository credit intermediation makes up 26.6% percent of the total employment growth in Vilas County, Wisconsin between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (+140)
2. Automobile dealers (+55)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (+44)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (+37)
5. Other general merchandise stores (+32)
The residential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 323 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in residential building construction make up 24.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Vilas County, Wisconsin between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Residential building construction (-323)
2. Limitedservice eating places (-95)
3. Grocery stores (-91)
4. Building equipment contractors (-81)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-70)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).


