Guenther, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +12.9%
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| Males: 185 |  (54.3%) |
| Females: 156 |  (45.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54455.
| Guenther: | $66,783 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,646 (it was $18,475 in 2000)
Guenther town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,538 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
| Guenther: | $185,538 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $244,309; detached houses: $248,058; townhouses or other attached units: $250,016; in 2-unit structures: $447,594; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,765; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,100; mobile homes: $64,848; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $112,419
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Guenther, WI
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- 33899.1%White alone
- 20.6%Hispanic
- 10.3%Black alone
Races in Guenther detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Polish (45.4%), German (39.4%), English (7.0%), Irish (4.0%), Swedish (2.3%), Czech (2.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.4 square miles.
Population density: 9.9 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Guenther town: | 1.6% ($1,417) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(65.3 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (114.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (220.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Knowlton, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Dewey, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Bevent, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Kronenwetter, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Mosinee, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Evergreen, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Reid, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Eau Pleine, WI (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 44.73 N, Longitude: 89.56 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (13.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
- Metal & metal products (6.9%)
- Paper (6.9%)
- Health care (6.9%)
- Truck transportation (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Construction (22.4%)
- Paper (12.2%)
- Metal & metal products (10.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.2%)
- Truck transportation (7.1%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (4.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (21.1%)
- Health care (15.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.9%)
- Wood products (6.6%)
- Truck transportation (5.3%)
- Transportation equipment (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.2%)
- Electricians (5.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.1%)
- Top executives (4.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (9.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.9%)
- Cashiers (6.6%)
Average climate in Guenther, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 44.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Guenther-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the Guenther town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Guenther-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 228.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 322.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 269.5 miles away from Guenther center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 198.1 miles away from Guenther center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 208.1 miles away from Guenther center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 391.8 miles away from Guenther center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marathon County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Guenther:
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-KENNEDY PARK (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; SCHOFIELD, WI)
- DAVITA - STEVENS POINT DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL OF STEVENS POINT Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY HC HSPC STEVENS POINT (Hospital, about 15 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- INTERIM HLTHCARE WAUSAU (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; WAUSAU, WI)
- NORTH CENTRAL HLTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; WAUSAU, WI)
- PORTAGE CTY HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Guenther:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 14 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 19 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 26 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 63 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 66 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 70 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 73 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Guenther: Hajec Farm (A), Cisewski Farms (B), Kolodziez Farm (C), Jet D Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Guenther:
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 10.4%
For population 25 years and over in Guenther:
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Guenther, WI (based on Marathon County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 41,260 | 25 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 23,686 | 75 |
| Mainline Protestant | 20,779 | 39 |
| Other | 1,196 | 9 |
| Orthodox | 40 | 1 |
| None | 47,102 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 32
| Marathon County: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Marathon County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
| Marathon County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
| Marathon County: | 8.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 27.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 13.2% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Guenther:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Guenther:
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Guenther:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 33ft / 9.7mTotal length
- $274,000Total costs
- 702Total average daily traffic
- 3Total average daily truck traffic
- 686Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 41.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 40.4%Wood
- 11.7%Utility gas
- 6.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 53.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 46.2%Wood
Guenther compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.