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Racine County

Population in 2010: 2,039. Population change since 2000: +5.5%
Males: 1,004  (49.2%)
Females: 1,035  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  44.3 years

Zip codes: 53105.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,982 (it was $59,563 in 2000)
Browns Lake:

$55,982
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $39,296

Browns Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $217,554 (it was $132,100 in 2000)
Browns Lake:

$217,554
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $243,288; Detached houses: $250,130; Townhouses or other attached units: $113,779; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,950; Mobile homes: $18,963

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,015.

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  • White alone - 1,926 (94.5%)
  • Hispanic - 75 (3.7%)
  • Two or more races - 14 (0.7%)
  • Asian alone - 10 (0.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 8 (0.4%)
  • Black alone - 6 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Browns Lake: 98.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (52.2%), Irish (9.3%), Norwegian (7.9%), English (6.2%), French (5.5%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.17 square miles.

Population density: 942 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Browns Lake:

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Browns Lake CDP:

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

29 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,497 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,815 (2.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenosha, WI (21.2 miles , pop. 90,352).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (29.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (65.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Burlington, WI (1.3 miles ), Rochester, WI (1.7 miles ), Bohners Lake, WI (2.2 miles ), Eagle Lake, WI (2.3 miles ), Waterford, WI (2.3 miles ), Dover, WI (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 42.69 N, Longitude: 88.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 262

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Retail trade (25%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Utilities (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Browns Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the Browns Lake place center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 25.3 miles away from the place center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Browns Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
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 90.7 miles away from Browns Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Racine County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Browns Lake:

  • AURORA MEMORIAL HSPTL BURLINGTON (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; BURLINGTON, WI)
  • MERCY WALWORTH HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; LAKE GENEVA, WI)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MED CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; ELKHORN, WI)

Amtrak station near Browns Lake:

  • 17 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Browns Lake:

  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 20 miles; Kenosha, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,732)
  • Gateway Technical College (about 21 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,178)
  • Carthage College (about 22 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,476)
  • Carroll University (about 22 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • College of Lake County (about 26 miles; Grayslake, IL; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • Waukesha County Technical College (about 27 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 28 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 9,532)

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Racine County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  Ozone  PM2.5 PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.5. This is worse than average.
City:

38.5
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

11.6
U.S.:

9.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.404. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.404
U.S.:

0.572


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.1%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.5%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Browns Lake, WI


64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Browns Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Browns Lake travel time to work - commute
Browns Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Racine County Wisconsin:


2008 Presidential Election results in Racine County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Browns Lake (based on Racine County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.04%
Here60.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents58.1%14.2%6.5%3.8%3.5%
Congregations14.2%13.5%10.6%9.9%5.7%
NameArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinSalvation ArmyAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents1.1%1.0%1.0%1.0%9.7%
Congregations0.7%0.7%3.5%2.1%39.0%
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: 37
Here:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Racine County:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 70
This county:

3.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 125
Racine County:

6.28 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Racine County:

8.3%
State:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.0%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.3%
Wisconsin:

13.0%

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.28%
Wisconsin average:

6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($245 average AGI)
Racine County:

0.05%
Wisconsin average:

0.08%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  1.52% ($48,734 average AGI)
from Kenosha County, WI  0.94% ($38,913)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.39% ($55,030)


5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.63%
Wisconsin average:

6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)
Racine County:

0.04%
Wisconsin average:

0.04%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Milwaukee County, WI  1.17% ($37,956 average AGI)
to Kenosha County, WI  0.73% ($38,998)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.37% ($53,839)

Strongest AM radio stations in Browns Lake:

  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Browns Lake:

  • WBSD (89.1 FM; BURLINGTON, WI; Owner: BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Browns Lake:

  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
  • WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
  • WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$158,6953$184,89727$162,5131$43,8202$151,420
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$03$173,7300$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$88,1800$05$176,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$45,2904$173,1450$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$208,2200$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0024.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$280,020
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0024.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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