Door County Comprehensive Plan 2030

Visioning Meeting: County Background and Trend Information Door County Planning Department April 18 th , 2007

Historical Population

Population of Door County 1900 - 2000

30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

17,583 27,961

19 00 19 10 19 20 19 30 19 40 19 50 19 60

Year

19 70 19 80 19 90 20 00

Estimated & Projected Population

Estimated & Projected Population of Door County 2005 - 2030

31,000 30,500 30,000 29,500 29,000 28,500 28,000

29,299 29,241

2005 2010 2015

Year

2020 2025

Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration

2030

Estimated Seasonal Population

• Number of Seasonal People Estimate • 32,799 at peak occupancy.

• 19,298 second home population.

• 13,501 short-term rental guests. • Year-round Equivalency • Seasonal spending equivalent to 19,949 year round residents (UW-Extension, 1999).

Population and Age

Population Projections by Age Group

100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 20 00 C en su s 20 05 20 10 20 15 20 20

Year

20 25 20 30 65+ 25 - 64 0 - 24

30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

Housing Units

Total Housing Units - Historic & Projected 10,779

1970 1980 1990

Year

2000 2005

24,102

2030

Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration

Housing Occupancy

Percent Occupied & Vacant - 2005

100% 80% 60% Occupied 40% 20% 0% Occupied Door County Kewaunee County Occupied Brown County Occupied Wisconsin Occupied Vacant

Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration

Average Household Size

Average Persons per Household

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

2.46

2.26

State Door County

2.33

1.98

1990 2000 2005 2010

Year

2015 2020 2025 2030

Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration

Age of Housing Stock

Age of Housing Structures

5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1939 or earlier 1940 to 1949 1950 to 1959 1960 to 1969 1970 to 1979

Year Built

1980 to 1989 1990 to 1994 1995 to 1998 1999 to 2000

Source: United States Census Bureau

Employment Industries

Top 10 Employers

Per Capita Income

Source: “An Economic Development Adjustment Plan for Door County” Door County Economic Development Corporation

Average Annual Wages

Source: “An Economic Development Adjustment Plan for Door County” Door County Economic Development Corporation

Educational Attainment

Housing Costs

 Inland Homes Median Prices for 2006  Northern Door $210,000  Southern Door $149,900  Sturgeon Bay $129,000  Inland Homes Average Prices for 2006  Northern Door $238,891  Southern Door $168,528  Sturgeon Bay $147,459

300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0

Average Selling Price

Average Selling Price by Geography (2003 - 2005)

Northern Door Inland Southern Door Inland Sturgeon Bay 2004 2005 2006

Source: Door County Multiple Listing Service

Housing Costs

Northern Door Home Values: 2004 - 2006

40 30 20 10 0 0 99,999 100 124,999 125 149,999 150 174,999

Sold Price

175 199,999 200 250,000 2004 2005 2006

Housing Costs

Southern Door Home Values: 2004 - 2006

25 20 15 10 5 0 0 99,999 100 124,999 125 149,999 150 174,999

Sold Price

175 199,999 200 250,000 2004 2005 2006

Housing Costs

Sturgeon Bay Home Values: 2004 - 2006

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 99,999 100 124,999 125 149,999 150 174,999

Sold Price

175 199,999 200 250,000 2004 2005 2006

Rental Costs

• Total housing costs for a 2-bedroom rental unit in Door County, 2005: • Average rent: $581 • Annual income of $23,240 to not exceed 30% of housing costs to income. Source: UW - Extension

Rental Housing Survey

All Types of Units Elderly, special needs & Income based Sleeping Rooms # of Units 674 186 19

Un-restricted 469

Vacancies 18 % Vacant 2.7% Active Waiting List 15 10 0

8

5.3% 0

1.7%

11 0

4 Source: Door County Planning Department, June 2006

Building and Land Costs

• • • $100 per square foot (sfr) average. Average 1,200 sq. foot home will cost $120,000.

Land prices - $28,000 cheapest lot in Spring Oaks/Sturgeon Bay Mound system ($14,000) and drilled well ($7,000) will cost about $21,000.

Source: Local Builder

Agriculture

• • • 2006 - 106,410 ac. assessed agriculture 2005 - 108,787 ac. of assessed agriculture 2.2% decrease from 2005 - 2006 Source: Door County Real Property

Agriculture

Major Crops

Year

1990 1999 2002

Total Acreage 88,100 76,200 65,700 % of Land Area

29% 25% 21%

Net Change % Change 1990 – 1999 1999 - 2002 -11,900 -10,500 -14% -14% Source: UW-Extension – Program on Agricultural Technology Studies

Agriculture

Dairy Farms Number Per Sq. Mile Number Change Percent Change 1989 343 .74

-- -- 1997 2002 208 .45

-135 152 .33

-56 -39% -27% Source: UW-Extension – Program on Agricultural Technology Studies

Natural Areas

• • • • • • • 250+ miles of shoreline 38 named streams (118 miles) 25 named inland lakes (3,240 ac.) 52,559 acres of wetlands (16.7% of the land) 1/3 of county is wooded 163 rare plant and animal species.

24 State Natural Areas (8,129 ac.)

Parks

• 17 County Parks • 940 acres • 12 miles trail (Ahnapee) • • 5 swimming beaches 7 boat ramps • 5 State Parks - 9,178 acres • Newport - 2,400 acres • • • • Potawatomi - 1,225 acres Rock Island - 912 acres Whitefish Dunes - 865 acres Peninsula State Park - 3,776 acres

Geology

• • • • • Cuesta. Western portion of the Niagara Escarpment.

Silurian-aged dolomite, a calcareous rock with high concentrations of magnesium.

Dolomite is highly fractured and modified through dissolution by water.

Karst landscape - sinkholes, collapse features.

Glacial features such as drumlins, moraines, and eskers.

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Soils

Very shallow soils, little filtration of contaminants entering the drinking supply.

• 22% of the soil in the county is less than 18 inches in depth, 17% is between 18 to 36 inches in depth.

• Soil loss as it relates to cropland productivity is not a major concern.

• Sediment delivery to both ground and surface water is a concern.

Historic Preservation

• • • 60 registered historical sites.

11 registered national sites.

6 Historical Societies • • • Maritime Trails • 8 shipwrecks with buoys.

7 historic markers.

10 lighthouses.

3 maritime museums.

Contact Information

• Planning Department Website http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/ • Planning Department Phone Number 920.746.2323