Iowa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Avoca and their reported violations in the past:
AVOCA WATERWORKS (Population served: 623, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 minor monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.6%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.4 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 64.8% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avoca, WI
Avoca compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Avoca (2011 data):
- Royal Bank: Avoca Branch at 102 North 4th Street, branch established on 1934/10/01. Info updated 2011/02/15: Bank assets: $309.8 mil, Deposits: $257.1 mil, headquarters in Elroy, WI, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Iowa County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Avoca (based on Iowa County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.92%
| Here |  | 55.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 58.4% | 19.5% | 11.2% | 5.4% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 22.5% | 20.0% | 27.5% | 7.5% | 2.5% |
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| Name | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Primitive Methodist Church in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Congregations | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Iowa County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Iowa County: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | This county: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Iowa County: | 7.7% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Iowa County: | 28.1% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $4,782 | $57,384 | 1 | $1,435 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $5,150 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $658 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,932 | $47,184 | 1 | $332 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,132 | $25,584 | 1 | $498 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $10,846 | $43,384 | 11 | $8,073 |
Avoca government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $88,000 ($138.15)
Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($36.11)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($17.27)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.57)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($1.57)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $29,000 ($45.53)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($15.70)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($7.85)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($7.85)
General: $4,000 ($6.28)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $81,000 ($127.16)
Sewerage: $72,000 ($113.03)
Regular Highways: $68,000 ($106.75)
Central Staff Services: $61,000 ($95.76)
Fire Protection: $54,000 ($84.77)
Police Protection: $45,000 ($70.64)
Parks & Recreation: $34,000 ($53.38)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($47.10)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($15.70)
General - Other: $10,000 ($15.70)
General Public Buildings: $9,000 ($14.13)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($10.99)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($4.71)
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000 ($1.57)
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000 ($32.97)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $155,000 ($243.33)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $343,000 ($538.46)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,000 ($18.84)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $313,000 ($491.37)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $149,000 ($233.91)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $42,000 ($65.93)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($9.42)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000 ($36.11)
Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($34.54)
Rents: $5,000 ($7.85)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000 ($31.40)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $531,000 ($833.59)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $61,000 ($95.76)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $289,000 ($453.69)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $143,000 ($224.49)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $176,000 ($276.30)
Highways: $17,000 ($26.69)
All Other: $5,000 ($7.85)
- Tax - Property: $122,000 ($191.52)
NEC: $16,000 ($25.12)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000 ($215.07)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($14.13)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Avoca:
- WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Avoca:
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, 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.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Avoca:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, 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.)
Avoca fatal accident list:
Jun 29, 2003 08:26 PM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 17, 1993 06:30 PM, First St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 5, 1989 11:20 PM, William, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 7, 1981 04:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: AA9UQ, Previous Call Sign: N9DKP, Licensee ID: L01276391
Grant Date: 04/26/2007, Expiration Date: 06/20/2017, Certifier: Paul H Zajicek
Registrant: Paul H Zajicek, 608 W Lakeshore Dr, Avoca, WI 53506 - Call Sign: N9UDL, Licensee ID: L00162163
Grant Date: 06/12/2003, Expiration Date: 06/22/2013, Certifier: Thomas W Landmann
Registrant: Thomas W Landmann, 6337 Cr N, Avoca, WI 53506 - Call Sign: KB9YFH, Licensee ID: L00292383
Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/17/2010, Certifier: John E Ziehr
Registrant: John E Ziehr, 210 S 4th Street, Avoca, WI 53506-9609 - Call Sign: KC9HHJ, Licensee ID: L00992716
Grant Date: 03/18/2005, Expiration Date: 03/18/2015, Certifier: Dylan A Oliver
Registrant: Dylan A Oliver, 6595 Clyde Rd, Avoca, WI 53506 - Call Sign: KC9PRV, Licensee ID: L00614995
Grant Date: 05/01/2009, Expiration Date: 05/01/2019, Certifier: Peter B Cole
Registrant: Peter B Cole, 204 W Lakeshore Dr, Avoca, WI 53506
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: SIX CHUTER SKYE RIDER (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 6149F , Serial Number: 94-1221-2
Registrant (Individual): Warren J Porter, 6938 Otter Creek Rd, Avoca, WI 53506 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 70379 , Serial Number: 17365, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 02/22/1956
Registrant (Individual): Michael P Peterson, 1003 Lakeshore Dr, Avoca, WI 53506
| Most common first names in Avoca, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 15 | 80.5 years |
| Robert | 9 | 71.3 years |
| Joseph | 8 | 78.0 years |
| Anna | 7 | 89.1 years |
| James | 7 | 66.1 years |
| Clara | 6 | 80.0 years |
| William | 6 | 77.9 years |
| Alfred | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Edward | 5 | 77.4 years |
| Dorothy | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Most common last names in Avoca, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Ramsden | 9 | 80.7 years |
| Olson | 8 | 74.3 years |
| Sturdevant | 8 | 75.7 years |
| Pechan | 7 | 69.1 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Gilbertson | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Malter | 5 | 81.2 years |
| Wardell | 5 | 64.0 years |
| Bahr | 5 | 80.2 years |
| Snyder | 4 | 82.0 years |
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