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Iowa County

Population in July 2007: 817. Population change since 2000: +17.5%
 

Males: 421  (51.5%)
Females: 396  (48.5%)

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53503.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,948 (it was $45,870 in 2000)
Arena:  $54,948
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,810 (it was $104,100 in 2000)
Arena:  $165,810
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $173,084; Detached houses: $173,873; In 2-unit structures: $203,620; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $307,221; Mobile homes: $52,778

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Races in Arena:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Arena: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.2%), United States (20.3%), Norwegian (18.1%), Irish (12.4%), English (6.6%), Swiss (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1923

Elevation: 735 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 750 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Arena

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arena village

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

6 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Arena, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Arena to the number of sex offenders is 409 to 1.

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

Arena:  1.9% ($2,025)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (26.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (146.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Troy, WI (2.4 miles ), Mazomanie, WI (2.4 miles ), Black Earth, WI (2.7 miles ), Spring Green, WI (2.8 miles ), Black Earth, WI (2.9 miles ), Vermont, WI (3.0 miles ), Prairie du Sac, WI (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $119,100
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $144,400
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $195,200

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Latitude: 43.17 N, Longitude: 89.91 W

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +154 (+29.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (30%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)



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Arena-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Arena village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/3/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Arena:
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)
  • UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 18 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 20 miles; BARABOO, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Arena, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arena:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 26 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 26 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 42 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 65 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 78 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Public elementary/middle school in Arena:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Arena and their reported violations in the past:

ARENA WATERWORKS (Population served: 525, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-30-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2005), St Public Notif issued (JUN-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-12-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2003), St Public Notif issued (DEC-22-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-26-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
BIT O GREEN LLC MHP (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1998), St Boil Water Order (OCT-23-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-28-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-24-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Arena that have no violations reported:
  • PAPPAS TRADING POST (Population served: 52, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arena, WI



Arena compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Arena (2009 data):
  • The Peoples Community Bank: Arena Branch at 614 Highway 14, branch established on 1938-11-09. Info updated 2008-09-03: Bank assets: $231.8 mil, Deposits: $175.6 mil, headquarters in Mazomanie, WI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Community Banchares, Inc., The



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)


Religon statistics for Arena

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristLutheran Church
Adherents58.4%19.5%11.2%5.4%1.2%
Congregations22.5%20.0%27.5%7.5%2.5%
NameNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsConservative Congregational Christian ConferencePresbyterian Church (USA)Primitive Methodist Church in the USAOther religions
Adherents1.1%0.8%0.7%0.5%1.3%
Congregations2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%10.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$3,542$42,5040$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$6,841
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,040$36,4806$888
Streets and Highways 1$3,542$42,5041$1,107
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$797
Totals for Government 3$10,124$40,49615$9,633



Arena government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $205,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $264,000
    Regular Highways: $113,000
    Police Protection: $105,000
    Water Utilities: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $62,000
    General Public Buildings: $40,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Parks & Recreation: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $105,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $83,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,655,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $202,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,375,000
    Industrial Revenue: $77,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $95,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
    Rents: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $320,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $77,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $141,000
    Highways: $21,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $235,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $141,000

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.46%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  2.92% ($41,667 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI  0.88% ($27,841)
from Sauk County, WI  0.45% ($34,952)


7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.41%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  2.70% ($35,684 average AGI)
to Grant County, WI  0.97% ($33,396)
to Sauk County, WI  0.46% ($33,628)


Strongest AM radio stations in Arena:
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Arena:
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Arena:
  • 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)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Arena fatal accident list:
Sep 17, 2006 09:48 AM, West St, Lat: 43.162969, Lon: -89.917642, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 30, 1986 09:50 AM, Pine St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA9ZWM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01301404
    Grant Date: 07/06/2007, Expiration Date: 07/09/2017
    Registrant: Anthony K Garcia, 524 Sharon Street, Arena, WI 53503-9631
  • Call Sign: N9CXJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01021847
    Grant Date: 05/25/2005, Expiration Date: 05/03/2015, Certifier: Jo Ann Banks
    Registrant: Jo Ann Banks, 7047 Loy Rd, Arena, WI 53503
  • Call Sign: N9VNH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00756563
    Grant Date: 10/21/2003, Expiration Date: 11/16/2013
    Registrant: Daniel J Neumaier, 7960 Knight Hollow Rd, Arena, WI 53503


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 65-CA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 33892 , Serial Number: C14151, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 10/01/1955
    Registrant (Individual): Lyle H Fahrni, Po Box 43, Arena, WI 53503
  • Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 86982 , Serial Number: 155, Year manufactured: 1945, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/1956
    Registrant (Individual): David E Forseth, 5717 Hwy T, Arena, WI 53503


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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