Appendix C COMMUNITY INDICATORS Appendix C Contents Community Indicators The Community Indicators Report is a summary of current conditions and recent trends in the Village of West Baraboo based on the best available data. The purpose of those indicators is to enable informed choices about the future of the Village. This report is included as an appendix to the Comprehensive Plan so that it may be easily updated from time to time as new data becomes available. » Demographics » Housing » Mobility & Transportation » Economic Prosperity » Agriculture & Natural Resources » Community Facilities & Services » Community Character » Collaborations & Partnership » Land Use Appendix C | Community Indicators Report C-1 ABOUT THE DATA they include some error. The margin The second important note when using of error is reported for each estimate, ACS estimates is that they cannot be These indicators utilize a mixture of and is an indication of how reliable the compared to decennial census data local, county, state, and federal data estimate is. As a general rule, the ACS because they are measured in different sources. The U.S. Census has historically data is quite reliable at the State level, ways. While some of the tables in this been a key source of data for many generally reliable at the County level, report show both decennial census community indicators. Much of the and less reliable at the municipal level. data and ACS data, caution should be information previously collected by the The margin of error makes the data used when trying to draw conclusions decennial U.S. Census is now collected much more difficult to interpret. To about trends by comparing the two sets only by the American Community simplify tables in this plan, the reliability of numbers. Survey (ACS). The ACS is an ongoing of each value is indicated simply by the survey that collects sample data formatting of the text. For each ACS every year and reports estimates of estimate, the margin of error is divided population and housing characteristics. by the estimate. If the error is 10% or For communities smaller than 20,000 less than the estimate, the value in the people, the best available estimates table is bolded and underlined. In are reported as rolling averages over graphs, the ACS data exceeding this 5-year periods – they indicate average 10% error threshold will be denoted at conditions over the reporting period the bottom of the graph. ote: This report is a rather than a snapshot of a single point summary of current of time. Because the ACS estimates are conditionsN and recent based on a sample of the population, trends in the Village of West Baraboo, based on the best Village of Malibu Chevrolet County available data. The purpose of Number % Number % these indicators is to enable 1980 124 2.2 79,564 5.0 informed choices about the future of the Village. 1990 138 3.4 100,601 6.0 2000 145 10 145,452 7.0 Census data 2010 150 12.3 179,638 8.0 Avg.2009-2013 378 253,053 ACS data error exceeds 10% error less than 10% C-2 Village of West Baraboo | Comprehensive Plan Demographics POPULATION as grown by 2.5%, or 0.5% per year. and Sauk County (39.1). The largest age The Village of West Baraboo is located in This lower growth rate can be partially cohort in West Baraboo is that of 20-34 Sauk County, in south-central Wisconsin. explained given the time period year olds. They comprise 26.7% of the It is approximately 50 miles north/ includes the Great Recession, which total population. The Village of West northwest of the City of Madison and 10 had a significant negative impact on Baraboo has a slightly lower proportion miles south of the Wisconsin Dells/Lake the growth rates of many communities of “senior citizens” (i.e. 65 and over) as Delton area. The Village of West Baraboo in Wisconsin. compared to the Town of Delton, City is intersected by State Highway 12 and of Baraboo and Sauk County. In the Highway 33. It is surrounded by the City Based on Wisconsin Department of future, the cohort of those 65 and of Baraboo on the south and east sides, Administration (WIDOA) data, the older is expected to increase as baby and the Town of Baraboo on the north Village’s 2040 population is projected to boomers age. and west sides. be 1,765 which is an increase of 24.8% since year 2010, or 0.8% per year. This In 2010, 50% of the population was From 1980 to 2010 the population in the exceeds the Town of Baraboo (3%), City male and 50% female. Village of West Baraboo grew by 67.1%, of Baraboo (20%), and State’s (14%) or 2.2% per year. From 2000 through projected growth rates, but falls short 2010, the population in the Village of Sauk County (26%) and the Town of increased by 13%, or 1.3% per year. Delton’s (39%). This surpassed the growth rate for the Town of Baraboo (-9%), City of Baraboo (12%), Sauk County (12%) and the State AGE & SEX (6%), but fell short of the growth rate of In 2010, the median age in the Village the Town of Delton (18%). From 2010 was 44.3, which is higher than the Town to 2015, the population in the Village of Delton (42.5), City of Baraboo (38.2) Population Trends & Projections Source: U.S. Census Bureau & WI DOA Projections Village Town of Town of City of Sauk of West Wisconsin Delton Baraboo Baraboo County Baraboo 1980 846 1,426 1,545 8,081 43,469 4,705,642 1990 1,021 1,599 1,503 9,203 46,975 4,891,769 2000 1,248 2,024 1,828 10,711 55,225 5,363,675 2010 1,414 2,391 1,672 12,048 61,976 5,686,986 2015 1,450 2,495 1,700 12,250 63,750 5,783,015 2020 1,545 2,725 1,760 12,980 68,075 6,005,080 2025 1,640 2,940 1,815 13,660 72,175 6,203,850 2030 1,715 3,130 1,850 14,230 75,660 6,375,910 2035 1,750 3,250 1,835 14,440 77,265 6,476,270 2040 1,765 3,320 1,800 14,450 77,815 6,491,635 Appendix C | Community Indicators Report C-3 Population Trends & Projections Source 2010 Census; Wisconsin Dept. of Admin. 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% Percent change Percent 0.0% -5.0% -10.0% -15.0% 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Village of West Baraboo Town of Baraboo Town of Delton City of Baraboo Sauk County Wisconsin Age Profile, 2010 Source 2010 Census ote: According to the WIDOA, predictions of 26.7% 26.0% Nthe population are based on the primary assumption that past demographic and economic 12.5% 13.0% patterns, on a large scale, will hold 11.7% true into the future. Population 10.1% projections are not a statement of what will happen, but an inference of what might happen, if past patterns and probable future trends hold true. <10 10 - 20 35 - 55 - 65+ 19 - 34 54 64 C-4 Village of West Baraboo | Comprehensive Plan Housing HOUSEHOLD COUNTS to an addition of 183 housing units, the homeowner vacancy rate is holding From 1980 to 2010 the number of an increase of 28.6%, or 0.95% per around 2.8%. A healthy balance of households in the Village of West year. This grow projection exceeds owner-occupied vacancy rates is Baraboo grew by 93.2%, or 3.1% per the population growth projections typically 1-2% reflecting the fact that year. From 2000 - 2010, a 25% increase indicating that the average population sellers typically live in their homes while in the number of households occurred per household will continue to decline they are on the market and units are in the Village, or 2.5% per year. This was to 2.31 in year 2040. rarely vacant. greater than the decrease in the Town of Baraboo (-3%), and the increases OCCUPANCY & The graph on page B7 provides several in the Town of Delton (24%), City of HOUSING STOCK insights to the Village of West Baraboo’s Baraboo (16%), and Sauk County (16%). The housing stock in the Village of housing stock, as listed below: West Baraboo is more diverse than the The Village’s “persons per household” typical housing stock in a community • Approximately 32% of the Village’s dropped from 2.75 in 1980 to 2.38 in with a population less than 10,000 housing stock was built prior to 2010 which is a reduction of 13.5%, or people in the Midwest. The Village has 1970. These older homes are prone 0.45% per year. This trend is consistent more multi-family units than is typical. to needing more maintenance with national trends over the past Still, the most prevalent type of unit is and are likely to have components several decades and can be attributed single family homes (58.5%), followed known to be unsafe due to to smaller family sizes, increases in life by 41.5% multi-family unit buildings. structure/product make-up (e.g. expectancy, and increases in single lead pipes, lead paint and asbestos). parent households. As of 2010, approximately 43% of Village residents live in owner-occupied • Between 1980-2000, the Village As shown, the Village of West Baraboo housing with a vacancy rate of 3.8%, as saw a significant increase in home may see an increase of 170 households compared to 0.7% in year 2000.