Draper, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +19.3%
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| Males: 108 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 96 |  (47.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 59.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip code: 54896
| Draper: | $48,003 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,138 (it was $15,647 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $162,935 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| Draper: | $162,935 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,850; detached houses: $285,245; townhouses or other attached units: $272,338; in 2-unit structures: $289,555; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,924; mobile homes: $105,132; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $24,097
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Draper, WI
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- 19796.6%White alone
- 42.0%Two or more races
- 31.5%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: German (54.4%), Irish (18.7%), English (18.1%), Swedish (13.5%), Danish (7.0%), Polish (7.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1480 feet
Land area: 136.1 square miles.
Population density: 1.5 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born (2.9% Europe).
| This town: | 2.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Draper town: | 1.1% ($700) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(81.9 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (128.8 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (321.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Chippewa, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Shanagolden, WI (3.9 miles),
Hunter, WI (4.1 miles ),
), New Post, WI (4.1 miles ),
), Latitude: 45.90 N, Longitude: 90.83 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (21.0%)
- Truck transportation (12.9%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.1%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Transportation equipment (4.8%)
- Truck transportation (28.6%)
- Construction (17.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (10.7%)
- Wood products (7.1%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (29.4%)
- Health care (17.6%)
- Transportation equipment (8.8%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (8.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.8%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.5%)
- Top executives (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (35.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (21.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10.7%)
- Teachers, secondary school (7.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.8%)
- Top executives (8.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.8%)
- Bus drivers (8.8%)
Average climate in Draper, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Draper-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.2 miles away from the Draper town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
On 6/8/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Draper-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 251.8 miles away from Draper center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 263.9 miles away from Draper center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 141.2 miles away from Draper center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 143.6 miles away from Draper center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 143.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 130.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sawyer County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Draper:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 54 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 83 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 84 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 84 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 86 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 88 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- Lake Superior College (about 88 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Draper: Glenwood Camp (A), Deer Haven Camp (B), Draper Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Loretta Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Pelican Lake (A), Champagne Lake (B), Evergreen Lake (C), Blaisdell Lake (D), Hanson Lake (E), Mason Lake (F), Loretta Lake (G), Brunet Flowage 30 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Flyblow Creek (A), Swanson Creek (B), Log Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Snoose Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 1.9 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.6% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This town: | 21.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Draper:
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 14.4%
For population 25 years and over in Draper:
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Draper, WI (based on Sawyer County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,747 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,162 | 18 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,568 | 11 |
| Other | 136 | 2 |
| None | 8,944 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Sawyer County: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Sawyer County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Sawyer County: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| This county: | 27.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sawyer County: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sawyer County: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Sawyer County: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Draper:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Draper:
- WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
TV broadcast stations around Draper:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 72ft / 22.1mTotal length
- $916,000Total costs
- 2,091Total average daily traffic
- 158Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,196Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.9%Wood
- 7.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.2%Electricity
- 54.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.2%Wood
Draper compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.