Average household size:
| This village: |  2.3 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 63.5% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Biron, WI
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in nursing homes
Biron compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Biron
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 52.7% | 18.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 20.2% | 14.6% | 6.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | Moravian Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 5.6% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 32.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,217 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $3,753 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $10,446 | $62,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,198 | $14,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,711 | $44,532 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,518 | $42,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $18,873 | $45,295 | 8 | $4,970 |
Biron government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $123,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $242,000
Sewerage: $172,000
Water Utilities: $156,000
Fire Protection: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $100,000
Central Staff Services: $81,000
General Public Buildings: $30,000
General - Other: $20,000
Financial Administration: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $79,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,630,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,316,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,457,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,131,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $185,000
Water Utilities: $173,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $73,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Rents: $10,000
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $945,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $172,000
Highways: $52,000
All Other: $29,000
- Tax - Property: $691,000
NEC: $11,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $253,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $98,000
4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,704 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.76% | | 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:
5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,981 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Wood County: | 0.04% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Biron:
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Biron:
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Biron:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Biron fatal accident list:
Mar 19, 1991 03:35 AM, 54, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 7, 1991 04:15 AM, Center, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 20, 1979 06:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
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