Waushara County Needs Assessments September 19, 2017 Barb Barker, 4-H Youth Development Heidi Buntrock, 4-H Youth Development Patrick Nehring, Community, Natural Resource, & Economic Development Mary Ann Schilling, Family Living Zina Soltis, FoodWIse, Family Living, and Outreach Assistant Ken Williams, Agriculture Jay Dampier, Area Extension Director 1
Today’s Presentation and Discussion Format Today’s presentation format will be as follows: • Five minutes of presentation on each topic area (Waushara County UW- Extension staff) • Ten minutes of guided, small-group discussion following each topic (all) These are the five areas of discussion: 1. Population and Diversity 2. Age Demographics 3. Families and Households 4. Businesses and Employment 5. Community and Natural Resources We will then close with 15 minutes of discussion with the whole group. 2
Studies Reviewed in this Presentation • Waushara County Educational Needs Assessment Survey • Waushara County UW-Extension Office and UW-River Falls Survey Center • Service Use in Rural Hispanic/Latino Populations – A Case Study: Exploring Effective Means to Community Inclusion • Zina Soltis, UW-Extension Waushara County • Waushara County Local Trends Analysis • Patrick Nehring, UW-Extension Waushara County • Village to Village Survey • UW Center for Cooperatives and Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative 3
Discussion 1: Population and Diversity 4
Tri-County Area Population 70,000 59,039 60,000 50,000 19,143 Green Lake 40,000 Marquette 15,425 30,000 Waushara 20,000 24,471 10,000 0 2015 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration / US Census 5
Waushara County, without Redgranite Prison Population by Race 100% 95% Two or More Races 90% Other Native American 98% 96% Black 85% Asian/Pacific Islander White 80% 75% 2000 2010 Source: 2000 and 2010 Census 6
Waushara County, without Redgranite Prison Population by Ethnicity 100% 95% 90% Hispanic 96.3% 94.6% 98% Non-Hispanic 85% 80% 75% 1990 2000 2010 Source: 2000 and 2010 Census 7
2010 Waushara County Hispanic/Latino Population that speak English and/or Spanish 20% English 31% Only English & Spanish Spanish Only 49% Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Average 2010 8 Note: Spanish Only, includes Hispanic/Latinos that speak English “not at all” or “ not well”
Source: Waushara County Educational Needs Assessment Survey 9
Results of Local H/L Study Perceived population needs Perceived barriers to service Population assets (indirect) • Transportation/driver’s • Limited English • Help one another (informal licenses (DL) Transportation/unable to support networks) • • Health care/literacy obtain driver’s license (DL) • Family as priority • Basic necessities • Rigid work schedules/lack of • Parents make sacrifices for kids/family • English-language education time • Housing • Do not qualify for some • Strong work ethic Employment services/status • English language proficiency • • Legal counsel • Do not seek help – lack of (ELP) increasing • Resource awareness trust/fear of legal • Taking leadership roles (community integration) • Child care recourse/pride • Adult education – GED or • Cultural barriers • Kids graduating HS and HSED/parenting/technology • Low education/literacy levels finding better jobs (moving • Leadership/ empowerment • Limited resources away from agriculture), also • Mental health/AODA/ • Transient/seasonal possess dual-language Purchasing own homes domestic violence • Lack of resource awareness • • Post-secondary preparation Source: Service Use in Rural Hispanic/Latino Populations – A Case Study: Exploring Effective Means to Community Inclusion 10
Population Barriers to Service (Local) Similarities Differences (as identified in the literature) (as a result of the research) • Limited English-language • Inability to obtain a valid proficiency driver’s license (specific to • Transportation Wisconsin) • Rigid work schedules • Changes in legislation that • Lack of service need, affect status and service awareness, or access access contribute to • Discrimination/fear of legal additional barriers (not consequences explicitly stated in • Community exclusion literature) Source: Service Use in Rural Hispanic/Latino Populations – A Case Study: Exploring Effective Means to Community Inclusion 11
Discussion 1: Population and Diversity • What resources are available in the county associated with racial and ethnic diversity? • What gaps do you see and how do you think they should be addressed? 12
Discussion 2: Age Demographics 13
Waushara Population by Age 35% 30% 1990 2000 25% 2010 2020 20% 2030 15% 2040 10% 5% 0% Birth-19 20-29 30-54 55-64 Leaving 65 & Over Youth Entering Primary Workforce Retirement Workforce Working Years Years Source: 1990, 2000, and 2010 US Census, Wisconsin Department of Administration Population Projections, 2013 14
Waushara Population by Age and Ethnicity 1990 50% Non- 45% Hispanic 40% 2000 Non- 35% Hispanic 30% 2010 25% Non- Hispanic 20% 1990 15% Hispanic 10% 2000 5% Hispanic 0% Birth-19 20-29 30-54 55-64 65 & Over 2010 Youth Entering Primary Leaving Retirement Hispanic Workforce Working Workforce Years Years Source: 1990, 2000, and 2010 Census 15
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Discussion 2: Age Demographics • What resources are available in the county to serve different age demographics? • What gaps do you see and how do you think they should be addressed? 20
Discussion 3: Families and Households 21
2010 Waushara County Households Household Size 2%1% 5% 10% 1-person 2-person 27% 3-person 4-person 13% 5-person 6-person 7-person 42% Source: U.S. Census 2010 22
2010 Waushara County Children Percent of Children in Various Family Structures 3% 6% 1% Mother & Father 8% Single Mother Single Father Grandparent(s) 15% 67% Other Relative Nonrelative Source: U.S. Census 2010 23
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Discussion 3: Families and Households • What resources are available in the county associated with family and household topics? • What gaps do you see and how do you think they should be addressed? 28
Discussion 4: Businesses and Employment 29
Average Wage Paid in the County in 2015 Dollars $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 Wisconsin Waushara $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, US Bureau of Labor Statistics 30
Worker Flow 10000 50% 8000 Number of Workers Commute out to another county 28% 6000 Commute in from another county 4000 72% 50% Live and work in Live and work in 2000 Waushara County Waushara County 0 Waushara County Jobs Waushara County Residents Source: US Census - American Community Survey 2011 – 2015 31
Waushara County Population Age 25 and Over by Education Attainment Source: ESRI Business Analyst Online 2017 32 (US Census American Community Survey 5-Year (2014)
Employment and Wages Average Monthly Employment and Annual Wage by Industry Sector for Public and Private Non-agriculture Jobs, 2015 Manufacturing $40,366/yr 15% All Others 39% Public Administration $38,883/yr 13% Retail Trade $20,928 12% Accommodation Health Care & & Food Service Social Assistance $10,885 $33,489/yr 10% 11% 33 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wage, 2015
Business Establishments 3000 2500 Farms Farms Farms 677 592 717 Employer 2000 Employer Establishments Establishments Employer 528 480 Establishments 1500 522 1000 Nonemployer Nonemployer Nonemployer Establishments Establishments Establishments 1579 1546 500 1340 0 Private Sector Private Sector Private Sector Establishments, 2002 Establishments, 2007 Establishments, 2012 Source: 2012 County Business Patterns (US Census), 2012 Nonemployer Statistics 34 (US Census), and 2012 Census of Agriculture (USDA)
Waushara County Top Agricultural Commodities 1997 2002 2007 2012 Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables 53.0% 53.9% 52.0% 50.0% Dairy 20.0% Dairy 15.1% Dairy 19.4% Grains 22.2% Grains Christmas Grains Dairy 13.8% 10.2% Trees 10.8% 15.0% Christmas Grains Cattle 4.1% Cattle 4.2% Trees 9.0% 10.2% Cattle 8.7% Cattle 4.9% Christmas Christmas Trees 3.6% Trees 2.6% Source: USDA – Census of Agriculture (Sales of Commodity) 35
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