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Jackson County

Population in July 2008: 2,583. Population change since 2000: +0.1%
 

Males: 1,750  (67.8%)
Females: 833  (32.2%)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,826 (it was $34,519 in 2000)
Brockway:  $39,826
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,170
Brockway:  $18,170
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,387 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
Brockway:  $94,387
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,881; Detached houses: $134,911; Townhouses or other attached units: $161,733; Mobile homes: $33,932

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Races in Brockway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.1%)
  • American Indian (18.7%)
  • Black (14.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Brockway: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.2%), Norwegian (11.7%), Irish (4.1%), Polish (3.4%), English (2.8%), Swedish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 838 feet

Land area: 47.7 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brockway

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 30.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brockway town

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 68.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

56 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.2% Europe).

This town:  2.2%
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:

Brockway:  2.0% ($1,246)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (40.1 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (109.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (231.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Black River Falls, WI (1.7 miles ), Adams, WI (2.1 miles ), Komensky, WI (2.5 miles ), Manchester, WI (2.6 miles ), Albion, WI (2.8 miles ), Alma, WI (3.1 miles ), Millston, WI (3.2 miles) , Merrillan, WI (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 44.30 N, Longitude: 90.79 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,367 (+112.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



Average climate in Brockway, Wisconsin

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Brockway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the Brockway town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Brockway:
  • BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI)
  • FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 23 miles; SPARTA, WI)
  • TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WHITEHALL, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brockway:
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 36 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 48 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 49 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 65 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Levis (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Olson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Lake 31 3 7 (A), Teal Flowage (B), Teal Flowage 7 (C), Cranberry Flowage (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Levis Creek (A), Indian Grave Creek (B), Perry Creek (C), Trowe Drain (D), Coffee Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brockway include: Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area (1), Castle Mound Recreation Area (2), Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area (3), Perry Creek Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  10.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brockway, WI


792 people in state prisons
188 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Brockway compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Brockway

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents46.4%18.8%15.4%6.0%3.5%
Congregations32.4%8.8%17.6%8.8%5.9%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of ChristChurches of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.7%1.2%1.0%4.0%
Congregations2.9%2.9%2.9%2.9%14.7%
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.


6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,214 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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:
from La Crosse County, WI  0.83% ($31,048 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WI  0.66% ($28,510)
from Trempealeau County, WI  0.59% ($25,091)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,036 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
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:
to Trempealeau County, WI  0.92% ($25,044 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI  0.89% ($24,924)
to Monroe County, WI  0.63% ($29,681)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brockway:
  • WWIS (1260 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brockway:
  • WWIS-FM (99.7 FM; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • W272AC (102.3 FM; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: SHALOM TRANSLATORS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brockway:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 72 meters (236ft)
Total average daily traffic: 122,329
Total average daily truck traffic: 15,119

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 9
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 3
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