Wood County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.9%
(8.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.2 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 64.5% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
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 significantly 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Biron (based on Wood County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.07%
| Here |  | 76.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 52.7% | 18.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 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 |
| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Wood County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34 | Wood County: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 65 | This county: | 8.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wood County: | 8.6% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wood County: | 28.4% | | 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 |
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 ($146.60)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $242,000 ($288.44)
Sewerage: $172,000 ($205.01)
Water Utilities: $156,000 ($185.94)
Fire Protection: $143,000 ($170.44)
Solid Waste Management: $100,000 ($119.19)
Central Staff Services: $81,000 ($96.54)
General Public Buildings: $30,000 ($35.76)
General - Other: $20,000 ($23.84)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($19.07)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($14.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($8.34)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($4.77)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($3.58)
- General - Interest on Debt: $79,000 ($94.16)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $13,000 ($15.49)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000 ($4.77)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,630,000 ($1942.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,316,000 ($1568.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,457,000 ($1736.59)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,131,000 ($1348.03)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $185,000 ($220.50)
Water Utilities: $173,000 ($206.20)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $73,000 ($87.01)
Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($26.22)
Rents: $10,000 ($11.92)
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($11.92)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $25,000 ($29.80)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $945,000 ($1126.34)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000 ($261.03)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $172,000 ($205.01)
Highways: $52,000 ($61.98)
All Other: $29,000 ($34.56)
- Tax - Property: $691,000 ($823.60)
NEC: $11,000 ($13.11)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $253,000 ($301.55)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $98,000 ($116.81)
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 10:35 PM, 54, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 7, 1991 03:15 AM, Center, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 20, 1979 07:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
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