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DOA projections were made available in October 2008 for research and analysis. From 2000 to 2030, the DOA projections predict a 20.2 percent increase in the Barron County population (about 9,100 more residents). The percentage increases within the cities are anticipated to be substantially lower on average than the villages and towns (see Table 1.10). Map 1.3 provides a picture of projected population change by municipality from 2008 to 2030. The largest rates of increase are expected in the Towns of Cedar Lake, Dovre, Lakeland, Maple Plain, Prairie Lake, Rice Lake, Stanley and Sumner, and in the Villages of Almena, Cameron and New Auburn. Decreases in population are projected for the Towns of Barron, Oak Grove, Prairie Farm and Stanfold, and the Villages of Dallas and Haugen. Household Projections A household forecast is used to help develop housing and land use forecasts. The Wisconsin Department of Administration, Demographic Services has prepared household projections for year 2000 to 2030 in five-year increments found in Table 1.11. Employment Projections In May 2008, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (WDWD) Office of Economic Advisors (OEA) released a series of publications entitled OEA 2006-2016 Statewide Long-term Projections. In addition, a WDWD, OEA report entitled Occupation Projections for West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Area, 2004- 2014 was also released in August of 2006. These reports make economic projections regarding the State’s labor force, industries and occupations. Municipal units within Barron County have employment patterns that are similar to the State. It is expected that during the next several years, Wisconsin’s population is projected to grow slower and older than the nation as a whole, therefore leading to lower participation rates in the workforce. Wisconsin is also having difficulty attracting domestic migrants and retaining its own citizens. However, international immigrants are increasing significantly. Wisconsin will continue to face the challenge of filling job openings. The industries that are projected to add the most jobs from 2006-2016 are ambulatory health care services, administrative and support services, eating and drinking establishments, hospitals, social assistance and professional, scientific and technical services. The top six occupations in Wisconsin with the greatest expected job growth for 2006-2016 are retail salespersons (32,400); cashiers (31,400); waiters/waitresses (30,900); registered nurses (21,800); customer service representatives (21,000); and combined food preparation/serving workers (20,800). For further labor force and economic base indicators refer to Section 6, Economic Development Element. Table 1.12A presents employment and wage projections by the top 10 occupations for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development West Central Wisconsin Region. This represents the occupation opportunities available for Barron County residents. The greatest demand for workers is in the occupations on the ‘Most Openings’ list. This list includes many occupations considered as first-time, or temporary, jobs that workers often 12 Issues and Opportunities Information
leave as other opportunities open up. Turnover is high and wages are low. There is one exception on the list: registered nurses which requires a greater degree of education or training and reflects a higher wage scale. The ‘Fastest Growth’ occupations are often referred to as hot jobs, with more training requirements and better wages. There are often fewer openings in these jobs since the list is based on the greatest percent change in employment; for example, an occupation that increases from 5 to 10 jobs increased 100 percent, whereas an occupation that increases from 2,000 to 2,200 jobs increased only 10 percent. Table 1.12B shows employment projections by industry for the West Central Wisconsin Region. The greatest potential growth for employment appears to be in health and education related fields, while computer and electronic product manufacturing appears to be at risk of losing employment. Information and professional services, and the leisure and hospitality industry have the potential to add significant employment by 2014. Summary Certain trends become apparent after reviewing the countywide demographic and economic information. Studying these trends and their implications on local quality of life will be useful in guiding public decision making. Since 1970, Barron County has experienced steady yet moderate population growth; however, being one-County removed from adjacency to Minnesota, it is clear that the influence of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area is not as great as in Polk and St. Croix counties. In addition, because Barron County does not have as much lake country as Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn counties, they perhaps have experienced more growth in retirees converting lake homes into permanent dwellings. At the same time it is likely that even as more seasonal (recreational) dwelling units are converted to permanent dwellings there will be continued recreational development. Since 1960, the distribution of the population between urban and rural dwellers in Barron County has remained quite constant; however, amongst the rural population there has been a transformation from a largely farm population to a rural non-farm population. Significant rural development can be expected to continue, with the possibility of a shift occurring in the urban/rural mix, with an increasing percentage of the County’s inhabitants living in the rural areas. Since 1970, there also has been a net in-migration into Barron County that exceeded the natural increase over that period and marks a change from at least two decades of net outmigration. It is clear that the national trend of an aging population is reflected in Barron County. Large numbers of people will be achieving retirement age over the next 20 years. While the Barron County population will be aging, it will also be changing its racial and ethnic characteristics. The County’s Hispanic and Asian population can be expected to continue to increase significantly. Barron County Conditions and Trends Report 13
Page 1: BARRON COUNTY CONDITIONS AND TRENDS
Page 4: Forward The Barron County Condition
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Page 10 and 11: Economic Data .....................
Page 12 and 13: Table 1.22 - Median Household Incom
Page 14 and 15: List of Maps 1.1 - Barron County Lo
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Page 19 and 20: 1. ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES INFORMA
Page 21 and 22: Socio-Economic Profile Population A
Page 23 and 24: The rate of growth for Turtle Lake
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Page 35 and 36: Table 1.4 Barron County Components
Page 37 and 38: Table 1.7 continued Population by A
Page 39 and 40: Table 1.8 Population by Age and Sex
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Table 1.16 continued Employment By
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Table 1.17 Employment By Occupation
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Table 1.20 Households by Household
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2. HOUSING INFORMATION Element Cont
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Historically, the number of seasona
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or not fully paid for. The U.S. Bur
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of Almena, Cedar Lake, Chetek, Crys
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Table 2.2 Seasonal Units - 2000 - B
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Table 2.4 Units in Structure - 2000
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Table 2.6 Housing Value of Specifie
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Table 2.8 Owner-Occupied Housing Co
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Table 2.10 Housing Unit Projections
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Table 2.12 Housing Characteristics
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Table 2.12 continued Housing Charac
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3. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION Eleme
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Background Data/Existing Conditions
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Map 3.2 - Barron County Rural Funct
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Table 3.3 - Road Miles by Functiona
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Bridges community expressed concern
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• Rustic Road 83 follows 13 3/4 -
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Private transit is offered by the S
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Map 3.5 - Barron County Bicycling C
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Safety While traffic volumes have c
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Commuting Patterns Residents of Bar
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Map 3.7 - Railroad Ownership in Wes
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WisDOT’s Five-Year Airport Improv
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• Provide sufficient capacity in
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4. UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITI
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On-Site Septic Systems Nearly all d
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facilities such as water towers. Th
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Incorporated municipalities may cre
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Table 4.3 - Telephone Providers in
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Inventory of Educational Facilities
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Cooperative Educational Service Age
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Inventory of Other Community Facili
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Barron County has also periodically
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Responders receive 59 hours of cert
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Communities may need to consider po
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elderly, younger adults with physic
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specific to a community will be add
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Table 4.10 - Primary Parks in Barro
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Cemeteries The following are the ce
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Town of Stanfold Stanfold Lutheran
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highway, public works, and maintena
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Map 4.3 - Natural Gas Service in We
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Map 4.5 - Barron County Fire Distri
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Map 4.7 - Barron County First Respo
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5. AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL, AND CULTU
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Agricultural Resources The Barron C
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Table 5.3 Assessed Agricultural Par
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Barron County direct market farms t
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likely to be highly suited for agri
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Surface Geology The surface geology
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Freeon-Magnor-Newood Association De
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Watersheds & Surface Waters Lakes,
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County or State programs to protect
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Groundwater Groundwater is an impor
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Floodplains One sensitive land feat
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Barron County Conditions and Trends
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maintain sufficient grasslands for
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Parks and Recreational Resources Vi
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Table 5.11 - Site and Structures on
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Summary The Barron County Land Use
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• Between 1990 and 2007 the towns
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6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION
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The Wisconsin economy grew rapidly
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commodity prices, has created a bud
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Wisconsin, through the Department o
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Table 6.1 - Barron County Education
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Employment Trends Of Barron County
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Commuting Patterns Of Barron County
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Employment by Industry As shown in
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Table 6.5- Barron County Top Employ
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Employment by Occupation Like emplo
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Table 6.7 West Central Wisconsin WD
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is based on the greatest percent ch
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Figure 6.10 Traveler Expenditures i
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Summary The data presented in this
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Table 6.10 - Contaminated Sites in
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Table 6.10 - Contaminated Sites in
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7. LAND USE INFORMATION Element Con
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Table 7.3—Leading Percentage Loss
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land. While the City of Cumberland
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agricultural land. Forested land in
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Summary Land development, the deman
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Land Use by Municipality Discussion
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experienced a 55 percent increase i
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Village Land Use Summaries Almena T
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Land Use Tables Table 7.5 Assessed
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Table 7.7 Assessed Industrial Acres
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Table 7.9 Assessed Forest Parcels a
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Table 7.11 Agricultural Land Sales
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Table 7.14 Land Assessed Value per
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