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Taylor County

Population in July 2008: 862. Population change since 2000: +1.4%
 

Males: 462  (53.6%)
Females: 400  (46.4%)

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,004 (it was $45,917 in 2000)
Browning:  $55,004
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,630
Browning:  $24,630
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,910 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
Browning:  $134,910
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $150,805; Detached houses: $161,114; Mobile homes: $43,309

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Races in Browning:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Browning: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (62.6%), Polish (9.6%), United States (9.3%), Norwegian (7.9%), Irish (5.3%), Czech (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 36.5 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Browning

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Browning town

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 2.8%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

21 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America).

This town:  2.5%
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:

Browning:  1.5% ($1,296)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (66.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (141.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (263.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Medford, WI (2.4 miles ), Greenwood, WI (2.5 miles ), Goodrich, WI (2.6 miles ), Medford, WI (2.6 miles ), Deer Creek, WI (2.6 miles ), Stetsonville, WI (2.7 miles ), Bern, WI (2.9 miles ), Little Black, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $59,700
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $78,100
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $76,500
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $78,700
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,500
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $205,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.17 N, Longitude: 90.23 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Browning household income distribution Browning home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+15.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Wood products (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



Browning-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Browning town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 tornado 24.8 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Browning:
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 11 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 26 miles; MERRILL, WI)
  • WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WAUSAU, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Browning:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 55 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 67 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 86 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 99 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  82.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Browning, WI



Browning compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below 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 Taylor County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Browning

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents57.9%17.6%7.5%6.1%2.5%
Congregations28.1%15.6%9.4%9.4%6.3%
NameBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of ChristOld Order AmishNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.8%1.4%1.0%2.0%
Congregations3.1%3.1%9.4%3.1%12.5%
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.


4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
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 Clark County, WI  0.77% ($28,276 average AGI)
from Marathon County, WI  0.41% ($36,226)
from Price County, WI  0.33% ($33,360)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,611 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.84% ($26,375 average AGI)
to Clark County, WI  0.69% ($24,212)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.41% ($27,161)


Strongest AM radio stations in Browning:
  • WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • 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.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Browning:
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • 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)
  • WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Browning:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total costs: $158,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,538
Total average daily truck traffic: 312
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 4,520

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1910-1919: 1
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 2
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Browning, WI

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