Altoona, Wisconsin

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Population (year 2000): 6,698. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,416 (-4.2% change)

Males: 3,177	(47.4%)
Females: 3,521	(52.6%)

Eau Claire County

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54720.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,600 (it was $40,394 in 2000)

Altoona	$42,600
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,600 (it was $98,400 in 2000)

Altoona	$136,600
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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Races in Altoona:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (26.9%), Irish (9.9%), English (7.2%), Polish (6.3%), French (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 890 feet

Land area: 4.09 square miles.

Population density: 1562 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Altoona

High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Altoona city

Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 11.8%

153 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% North America).

This city:	2.3%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Altoona, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Altoona to the number of sex offenders is 798 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Altoona:	1.9% ($1,823)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (3.5 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (115.3 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (329.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Seymour, WI (1.6 miles ), Washington, WI (2.8 miles ), Eau Claire, WI (3.5 miles ), Seymour, WI (5.1 miles ), Hallie, WI (5.9 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WI (9.4 miles ), Union, WI (9.5 miles ), Chippewa Falls, WI (9.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $122,500
1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $127,100
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $129,700
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $145,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $158,300
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $134,200
2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $160,300
2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $200,600
2004: 35 buildings, average cost: $170,200
2005: 38 buildings, average cost: $177,200
2006: 28 buildings, average cost: $173,300
2007: 28 buildings, average cost: $173,600

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Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 91.44 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,434 (-21.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 372 (10.8%)

People in group quarters in Altoona

146 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

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Altoona, Wisconsin business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +824 (+14.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Altoona by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	14.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	3	3	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	14.7	44.9	45.5	30.8	30.9
Robberies	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	15.5
Assaults	3	2	2	0	5	2
per 100,000	44.5	29.4	29.9	0.0	76.9	30.9
Burglaries	28	30	44	23	31	23
per 100,000	415.1	441.5	658.9	349.1	476.8	355.4
Thefts	119	132	102	110	102	123
per 100,000	1764.0	1942.6	1527.4	1669.4	1569.0	1900.5
Auto thefts	3	6	5	8	5	4
per 100,000	44.5	88.3	74.9	121.4	76.9	61.8
Arson	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	N/A	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	141.7	133.3	155.1	137.4	146.9	141.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.72
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Altoona, Wisconsin

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Altoona, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Altoona-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Altoona city center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Altoona:

OAK LEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Altoona, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Altoona:

CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
LA CROSSE MUNI (about 66 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 96 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Altoona:

MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 30 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 37 miles; CHETEK, WI; ID: Y23)
BLAIR (about 40 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)

Amtrak station near Altoona:

5 miles: EAU CLARE (101 N. FARWELL ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Local government website: WWW.CI.ALTOONA.WI.US.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Altoona:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 4 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 34 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 57 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

Public high school in Altoona:

ALTOONA HIGH (Students: 446; Location: 711 7th St W; Grades: 09 - 12; Our rating: 60)

Private high school in Altoona:

EAU CLAIRE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 919 TENTH STREET WEST; Grades: 1 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Altoona:

PEDERSEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 565; Location: 1827 Bartlett Ave; Grades: PK - 04; Our rating: 56)
ALTOONA MIDDLE (Students: 445; Location: 1903 Bartlett Ave; Grades: 05 - 08; Our rating: 53)

Private elementary/middle school in Altoona:

ST MARY S SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 1828 LYNN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)

Library in Altoona:

ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $239,864; Location: 1303 LYNN AVE.; 29,471 books; 1,114 audio materials; 1,890 video materials; 111 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Altoona: Eau Claire County Club (A), Hillcrest Country Club (B), Altoona City Hall (C), Altoona Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Altoona include: Altoona United Methodist Church (A), Islamic Center and Mosque (B), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Saint Lukes Anglican Episcopal Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Altoona: Altoona Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Evenox Motel (2067 South Hastings Way), Hillcrest Motel (2320 North Hillcrest Parkway).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Altoona and their reported violations in the past:

ALTOONA WATERWORKS (Population served: 6665, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-2000), St Public Notif issued (OCT-15-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-13-1999), St Public Notif received (2 times from NOV-05-1999 to NOV-24-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1998), St Public Notif received (2 times from SEP-24-1998 to SEP-25-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-1997), St Public Notif issued (JUN-04-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-14-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-14-2000)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and MAR-24-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-24-2000)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.9%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.7%

Altoona compared to Wisconsin state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Altoona mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Eau Claire County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	3	$9,562	$38,248	5	$653
Parks and Recreation	3	$8,241	$32,964	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$12,708	$38,124	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$996
Streets and Highways	1	$4,694	$56,328	0	$0
Fire - Other	2	$5,274	$31,644	0	$0
Local Libraries	3	$8,136	$32,544	5	$2,402
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,193	$38,316	1	$328
Firefighters	0	$0		26	$7,277
Police - Other	1	$2,513	$30,156	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	10	$35,588	$42,706	3	$421
Other Government Administration	2	$8,688	$52,128	7	$1,302
Financial Administration	2	$6,768	$40,608	1	$1,556
Totals for Government	32	$105,364	$39,512	49	$14,936

Altoona government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,905,000
Charges - Sewerage: $400,000
All Other: $153,000

Parks & Recreation: $47,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $185,000
Parks & Recreation: $131,000

General: $79,000

General Public Buildings: $71,000

Sewerage: $9,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $704,000
Regular Highways: $456,000

Sewerage: $420,000

Water Utilities: $392,000

Parks & Recreation: $348,000

Libraries: $313,000

Central Staff Services: $245,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $164,000

Fire Protection: $162,000

Financial Administration: $138,000

General - Other: $116,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $98,000

Health Services - Other: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $197,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,636,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,627,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $168,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,009,000
Water Utilities: $29,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $217,000
Special Assessments: $104,000

General Revenue, NEC: $81,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $350,000
Police Protection: $126,000

Fire Protection: $98,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,830,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $411,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $57,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,435,000
Highways: $288,000

All Other: $34,000
Tax - Property: $1,063,000
NEC: $207,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,440,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County: 0.10%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Chippewa County, WI	1.52% ($29,099 average AGI)
from Dunn County, WI	0.61% ($29,887)
from Trempealeau County, WI	0.33% ($35,958)

7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.91%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County: 0.05%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Chippewa County, WI	1.50% ($35,358 average AGI)
to Dunn County, WI	0.49% ($32,808)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.44% ($30,597)

Strongest AM radio stations in Altoona:

WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Altoona:

WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W206AH (89.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Altoona:

WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)

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