Black Brook, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +9.7%
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| Males: 697 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 628 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54005.
| Black Brook: | $84,892 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,038 (it was $19,286 in 2000)
Black Brook town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,170 (it was $114,100 in 2000)
| Black Brook: | $277,170 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,838; detached houses: $292,280; townhouses or other attached units: $273,047; in 2-unit structures: $342,285; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,123; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,633; mobile homes: $95,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $119,484
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Black Brook, WI
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- 1,28697.1%White alone
- 272.0%Hispanic
- 70.5%Two or more races
- 30.2%American Indian alone
- 10.08%Black alone
- 10.08%Asian alone
Races in Black Brook detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (41.7%), Norwegian (24.5%), Swedish (12.9%), Irish (7.9%), French (7.2%), English (5.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.2 square miles.
Population density: 39 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Black Brook town: | 1.4% ($1,583) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN 
(42.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Deer Park, WI (2.1 miles ),
), Cylon, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Alden, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Garfield, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Stanton, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 92.35 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.2%)
- Construction (9.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Construction (16.4%)
- Metal & metal products (9.5%)
- Machinery (8.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.6%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Food (3.6%)
- Printing & related support activities (3.3%)
- Health care (19.7%)
- Educational services (7.9%)
- Finance & insurance (7.6%)
- Metal & metal products (6.3%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Carpenters (5.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.5%)
Average climate in Black Brook, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Black Brook-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Black Brook town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 7/30/1977, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Black Brook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 193.4 miles away from Black Brook center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 353.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 221.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 155.2 miles away from Black Brook center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 314.3 miles away from Black Brook center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Polk County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Black Brook:
- AMERY REG MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- GOLDEN AGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- DEERFIELD CARE CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- LADD MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HOME OF OSCEOLA, INC (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Black Brook:
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 31 miles; River Falls, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,868)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 33 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Century College (about 34 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 41 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- Metropolitan State University (about 41 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- Bethel University (about 42 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Saint Paul College (about 43 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,778)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Black Brook Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Black Brook: East Emanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Snake Lake (A), Bone Lake (B), Trident Lake (C), French Lake (D), Island Lake (E), King Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Black Brook Flowage (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: French Creek (A), Bull Brook (B), Snake Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Black Brook include: Black Brook County Park (1), Snake Creek State Public Fishing Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.8% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This town: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Black Brook:
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 66.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
For population 25 years and over in Black Brook:
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Black Brook, WI (based on Polk County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 10,596 | 37 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,480 | 39 |
| Catholic | 3,716 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 130 | 1 |
| Other | 15 | 3 |
| None | 23,268 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| Here: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
| Polk County: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 37
| Here: | 8.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 26.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Polk County: | 9.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Black Brook:
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Black Brook:
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Black Brook:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 36ft / 10.6mTotal length
- $199,000Total costs
- 9,056Total average daily traffic
- 414Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,549Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 61.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.2%Utility gas
- 10.0%Wood
- 5.5%Electricity
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 64.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.2%Utility gas
- 4.4%Electricity
- 4.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.4%Wood
Black Brook compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.