Jacobs, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -13.5%
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| Males: 361 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 361 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54527.
| Jacobs: | $45,029 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,711 (it was $13,579 in 2000)
Jacobs town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,053 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
| Jacobs: | $101,053 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $185,124; detached houses: $192,443; townhouses or other attached units: $251,736; in 2-unit structures: $170,233; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,158; mobile homes: $91,935
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jacobs, WI
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- 70697.8%White alone
- 71.0%American Indian alone
- 40.6%Two or more races
- 30.4%Asian alone
- 20.3%Hispanic
Races in Jacobs detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (66.0%), Irish (8.1%), Polish (7.3%), Norwegian (6.2%), Swedish (3.4%), English (2.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 51.1 square miles.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Jacobs town: | 1.7% ($678) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(86.6 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (150.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (331.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Peeksville, WI (1.7 miles),
Glidden, WI (1.7 miles ),
), Agenda, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Morse, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Knight, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Shanagolden, WI (3.5 miles),
Latitude: 46.17 N, Longitude: 90.53 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 6 buildings, average cost: $273,300
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $54,200
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $108,300
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,000
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,000
- 1998: 1 building, cost: $40,000
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Wood products (16.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.0%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Truck transportation (5.2%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (26.5%)
- Wood products (15.7%)
- Truck transportation (10.2%)
- Construction (9.6%)
- Paper (5.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.6%)
- Wood products (17.0%)
- Health care (15.1%)
- Educational services (13.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8.8%)
- Finance & insurance (7.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (12.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Woodworkers (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (23.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.0%)
- Religious workers (3.6%)
- Woodworkers (3.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.3%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.3%)
- Woodworkers (6.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.3%)
- Registered nurses (5.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
Average climate in Jacobs, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Jacobs-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/8/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Jacobs town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
Earthquake activity:
Jacobs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% 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 267.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 279.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 137.8 miles away from Jacobs center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 139.2 miles away from Jacobs center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 139.4 miles away from Jacobs center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 121.7 miles away from Jacobs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Ashland County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jacobs:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 73 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 84 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 87 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 88 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Lake Superior College (about 88 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 93 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 106 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Jacobs: Marian Park (A), Glidden Area Ambulance Service (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Augustine Lake (A), Wolf Lake (B), Cammerer Lake (C), Ditmans Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Meyers Creek (A), Schraum Creek (B), Magee Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Dorns Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 59.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.9% |
| 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: 1.5% of all households
| This town: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Jacobs:
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.0%
For population 25 years and over in Jacobs:
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Jacobs, WI (based on Ashland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 4,952 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,633 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,078 | 11 |
| Other | 334 | 4 |
| None | 6,160 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| Ashland County: | 4.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Ashland County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| Here: | 6.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
| Ashland County: | 18.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Ashland County: | 8.7% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 26.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Ashland County: | 11.7% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Jacobs:
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jacobs:
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
- WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Jacobs:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 33ft / 9.7mTotal length
- 2,704Total average daily traffic
- 261Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,673Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- (Bl Glidden) 22180 Melz Rd. (Wi12930-B) (Lat: 46.143583 Lon: -90.580750), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN485
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHzGrant Date: 09/04/2019, Expiration Date: 10/01/2029, Certifier: Gregory M RomanoRegistrant: Verizon Wireless, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4- Edward G Roach, 22180 Melz Rd. (Wi12930-B) (Lat: 46.143583 Lon: -90.580750), Type: 79.2, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Iii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Ratonf, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 22180 Melz Rd. (Wi12930-B) (Lat: 46.143583 Lon: -90.580750), Type: 79.2, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Iii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Ratonf, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 22180 Melz Rd. (Wi12930-B) (Lat: 46.143611 Lon: -90.580750), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 55003 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Iii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Ratonf, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 22180 Melz Rd. (Wi12930-B) (Lat: 46.143611 Lon: -90.580750), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 55003 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Licensee ID: L, Registrant: Sba Towers Iii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.1%Utility gas
- 31.3%Wood
- 9.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Electricity
- 73.3%Utility gas
- 14.7%Wood
- 12.0%Electricity
Jacobs compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value 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.
- 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.