Willow, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +17.4%
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| Males: 323 |  (55.8%) |
| Females: 256 |  (44.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 41.1 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53924.
| Willow: | $74,327 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,544 (it was $17,100 in 2000)
Willow town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,983 (it was $104,600 in 2000)
| Willow: | $227,983 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $250,850; detached houses: $261,473; townhouses or other attached units: $613,931; in 2-unit structures: $276,599; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,379; mobile homes: $59,249; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,774
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willow, WI
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- 56797.9%White alone
- 61.0%Two or more races
- 30.5%Asian alone
- 20.3%Hispanic
- 10.2%Other race alone
Races in Willow detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (33.5%), Irish (14.4%), Norwegian (14.0%), United States (11.8%), English (11.6%), Polish (3.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.8 square miles.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (very low).
8 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Willow town: | 1.5% ($1,578) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(49.9 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lime Ridge, WI (2.3 miles),
Rockbridge, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Cazenovia, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Ithaca, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Henrietta, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Richland, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Ironton, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.44 N, Longitude: 90.25 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.1%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.4%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Social assistance (4.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (26.5%)
- Construction (16.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4.0%)
- Food (3.3%)
- Health care (11.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (10.7%)
- Educational services (9.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
- Social assistance (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.6%)
- Construction laborers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (3.8%)
Average climate in Willow, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Willow-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the Willow town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Willow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 366.3 miles away from Willow center
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 153.2 miles away from Willow center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 342.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 366.3 miles away from Willow 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 135.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 125.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Richland County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 15, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Willow:
- SCHMITT WOODLAND HILLS (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- PINE VALLEY HLTH CARE REHAB (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- SAUK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; REEDSBURG, WI)
- REEDSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (Hospital, about 15 miles away; REEDSBURG, WI)
- REEDSBURG AREA MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; REEDSBURG, WI)
- RIDGEVIEW TERRACE LONG TERM CARE (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; REEDSBURG, WI)
- ST JOSEPHS HLTH SVCS Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; HILLSBORO, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow:
- Edgewood College (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 51 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 7,679)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 52 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 53 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 56 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 9,837)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Willow: Far View Farm (A), East Branch Little Willow Sheep Farm (B), Fairview Grain and Hop Farm (C), Oakwood Dairy Farm (D), Orchard Grove Farm (E), Orchard Hill Stock Farm (F), Plainview Dairy and Grain Farm (G), Pleasant Ridge Apiary (H), Pleasant Ridge Farm (I), Pleasant Ridge Grain Farm (J), Pleasant Valley Dairy Farm (K), Pretty Valley Stock Farm (L), Sawyers Sheep Farm (M), Maple Grove Stock Farm (N), Spring Brook Farm (O), Spring Valley Stock and Dairy Farm (P), West Branch Stock and Dairy Farm (Q), Willow Stock Farm (R), Woods Homestead (S), Big Willow Creek Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Willow include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Pleasant Ridge Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Concord Cemetery (1), Loyd Cemetery (2), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (3), Saint Pauls Cemetery (4), Big Willow Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: 0.16 Reservoir (A), 0.44 Reservoir (B), 0.27 Reservoir (C), 1 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.9 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% |
| 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: | 10.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Willow:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 10.7%
For population 25 years and over in Willow:
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 0.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.3 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Willow, WI (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,706 | 14 |
| Catholic | 2,330 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,435 | 16 |
| Other | 65 | 2 |
| None | 11,485 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Here: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Richland County: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Richland County: | 5.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| This county: | 9.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Richland County: | 7.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 29.2% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 17.4% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Willow:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Willow:
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Willow:
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 20Number of bridges
- 98ft / 29.8mTotal length
- 10,940Total average daily traffic
- 810Total average daily truck traffic
- 8,567Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 81980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 72000-2009
- 12010-2019
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.6%Wood
- 15.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Electricity
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 61.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.9%Utility gas
- 8.3%Electricity
- 8.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.3%Wood
Willow 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 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.