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Dane County

Population in July 2008: 1,799. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 892  (49.6%)
Females: 907  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,566 (it was $56,328 in 2000)
Blooming Grove:  $69,566
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,693
Blooming Grove:  $30,693
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $188,681 (it was $121,000 in 2000)
Blooming Grove:  $188,681
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $215,972; Detached houses: $233,063; Townhouses or other attached units: $163,959; In 2-unit structures: $134,072; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,883; Mobile homes: $12,500

Blooming Grove, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Blooming Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Blooming Grove: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (9.3%), Polish (6.3%), English (4.5%), Italian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 7.50 square miles.

Population density: 240 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Blooming Grove

  • High school or higher: 91.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blooming Grove town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

125 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 2.6% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).

This town:  7.1%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Blooming Grove:  1.9% ($2,347)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (5.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (117.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Monona, WI (1.5 miles ), McFarland, WI (1.8 miles ), Cottage Grove, WI (2.2 miles ), Maple Bluff, WI (2.3 miles ), Cottage Grove, WI (2.3 miles ), Madison, WI (2.3 miles ), Dunn, WI (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 43.06 N, Longitude: 89.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Blooming Grove household income distribution Blooming Grove home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -216 (-10.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Printing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Blooming Grove-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Blooming Grove town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the town center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Blooming Grove-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Blooming Grove center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Grove:
  • MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 4 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; MADISON, WI)

Amtrak station near Blooming Grove:
  • 6 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blooming Grove:
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 7 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 7 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 33 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blooming Grove, WI


7 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Blooming Grove compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Dane County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Blooming Grove

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents53.3%22.1%3.8%2.5%2.0%
Congregations14.3%19.0%8.4%5.5%0.7%
NameLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.9%1.9%0.9%9.6%
Congregations4.0%3.7%4.4%2.2%37.7%
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.


6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.99%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.32%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($35,740 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.29% ($33,319)
from Rock County, WI  0.28% ($37,443)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.08%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Columbia County, WI  0.38% ($41,524 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI  0.35% ($40,708)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($31,704)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blooming Grove:
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blooming Grove:
  • W216BL (91.1 FM; MCFARLAND, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Blooming Grove:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • 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)
  • W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 27
Total length: 119 meters (390ft)
Total costs: $6,784,000
Total average daily traffic: 538,620
Total average daily truck traffic: 54,517

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1960-1969: 15
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 12
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Blooming Grove, WI

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 4345 Buckeye Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: WPLR297
    Assigned Frequencies : 157.740 MHz, 157.740 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/11/1997, Expiration Date: 12/11/2007, Cancelation Date: 01/26/2008, Certifier: Eugene H Kreeft
    Registrant: Preferred Networks Inc, 5801 Goshen Springs Rd, Suite D, Norcross, GA 30071, Fax: (770) 734-0936


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