Rusk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bruce that have no violations reported:
- BRUCE WATERWORKS (Address: PO BOX 238, Population served: 495, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.8%
(14.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.1 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 54.7% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This village: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bruce, WI
Bruce compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bruce (2011 data):
- Dairyland State Bank: at 719 North Main Street, branch established on 1934/01/01. Info updated 2008/06/11: Bank assets: $78.7 mil, Deposits: $69.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Dairyland Bancorp, Inc.
- Chippewa Valley Bank: Bruce Branch at 607 Main Street, branch established on 1990/07/02. Info updated 2008/08/27: Bank assets: $248.1 mil, Deposits: $212.3 mil, headquarters in Winter, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Chippewa Valley Agency, Ltd.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rusk County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Bruce (based on Rusk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.17%
| Here | | 48.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 49.2% | 20.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 3.5% |
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| Congregations | 20.5% | 10.3% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 7.7% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Mennonite; Other Groups | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 7.7% | 20.5% |
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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: 6 | Rusk County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Rusk County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | This county: | 8.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Rusk County: | 8.3% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rusk County: | 29.2% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,702 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,828 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,062 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $30 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $428 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $446 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $8,496 |
Bruce government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $54,000 ($69.50)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($41.18)
All Other: $17,000 ($21.88)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $61,000 ($78.51)
General Public Buildings: $29,000 ($37.32)
Housing & Community Development: $7,000 ($9.01)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.57)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $89,000 ($114.54)
Water Utilities: $55,000 ($70.79)
Regular Highways: $50,000 ($64.35)
Fire Protection: $42,000 ($54.05)
General - Other: $35,000 ($45.05)
Solid Waste Management: $33,000 ($42.47)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($39.90)
Central Staff Services: $26,000 ($33.46)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($20.59)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($9.01)
Libraries: $5,000 ($6.44)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($3.86)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($2.57)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.29)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($3.86)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000 ($12.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $38,000 ($48.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $52,000 ($66.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $26,000 ($33.46)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($24.45)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000 ($33.46)
Water Utilities: $19,000 ($24.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $38,000 ($48.91)
Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($43.76)
Rents: $2,000 ($2.57)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $3,000 ($3.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $931,000 ($1198.20)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000 ($55.34)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $45,000 ($57.92)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $214,000 ($275.42)
All Other: $41,000 ($52.77)
Highways: $16,000 ($20.59)
- Tax - Property: $29,000 ($37.32)
NEC: $16,000 ($20.59)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $120,000 ($154.44)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($2.57)
5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,311 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.19% | | 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:
6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,236 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.58% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bruce:
- WLDY (1340 AM; 1 kW; LADYSMITH, WI; Owner: FLAMBEAU BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- 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)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bruce:
- WJBL (93.1 FM; LADYSMITH, WI; Owner: FLAMBEAU BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Bruce:
- W63AR (Channel 63; LADYSMITH, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Bruce fatal accident list:
Mar 23, 1999 06:30 PM, Us-8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jul 4, 1994 07:04 PM, W Arthur, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 10, 1988 07:45 PM, Trails End, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 29, 1978 02:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 522
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,620
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Bruce)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BRUCE, East Side Of Sawdust Road, Approx. 800 Feet South Of Us Highway 8 (Lat: 45.450500 Lon: -91.254694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WQKI650
Assigned Frequencies: 10995.0 MHz
Grant Date: 06/03/2009, Expiration Date: 06/03/2019, Certifier: Rick Vergin
Registrant: Americas Communications LLC, 2502 E University Drive Bldg B-2 Suite 290, Phoenix, AZ 85034, Phone: (602) 304-1760, Fax: (877) 284-0791, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: K9YLI, Licensee ID: L00346528
Grant Date: 10/08/2002, Expiration Date: 10/13/2012
Registrant: Donald E Jaster, N5516 Johnson Rd, Bruce, WI 54819 - Call Sign: KB9EYH
Grant Date: 05/29/1990, Expiration Date: 05/29/2000, Cancellation Date: 05/30/2002
Registrant: Mark S Trebian, 919 N Blackburn St, Bruce, WI 54819 - Call Sign: KB9TEC, Licensee ID: L01391308
Grant Date: 04/17/2008, Expiration Date: 07/16/2018, Certifier: Hugh P Mc Caffery
Registrant: Hugh P Mc Caffery, N 7855 Highway 40, Bruce, WI 54819 - Call Sign: WB9ECG
Grant Date: 10/26/1998, Expiration Date: 02/21/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/22/2007
Registrant: Joseph R Lalock, N 1835 Hwy 40, Bruce, WI 54819 - Call Sign: KD7RQW, Licensee ID: L00529614
Grant Date: 06/10/2002, Expiration Date: 06/10/2012, Certifier: Kirsten L Jaster
Registrant: Kirsten L Jaster, N5516 Johnson Rd, Bruce, WI 54819 - Call Sign: KC9IVY, Licensee ID: L01120762
Grant Date: 02/21/2006, Expiration Date: 02/21/2016, Certifier: Elwin D Martin
Registrant: Elwin D Martin, N 7891 Blodgett Rd, Bruce, WI 54819
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2811E , Serial Number: 7AC-6394, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/22/1956
Registrant (Individual): Gordon K Morris, N4142 Highway 40, Bruce, WI 54819 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 611VW , Serial Number: 28-20130, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 06/05/1964
Registrant (Individual): John K Pinnow, W10897 Pinnow Rd, Bruce, WI 54819 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-46-310P (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 667PC , Serial Number: 46-8508001, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 10/15/1984
Registrant (Corporation): Samardzich LLC, C/O Alexander Samardzich / 812 N 4th St, Bruce, WI 54819
| Most common first names in Bruce, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 38 | 74.6 years |
| William | 22 | 77.4 years |
| Robert | 21 | 73.3 years |
| George | 14 | 74.4 years |
| Henry | 13 | 79.7 years |
| James | 13 | 75.9 years |
| Mary | 12 | 81.8 years |
| Charles | 12 | 73.3 years |
| Anna | 11 | 83.2 years |
| Harold | 10 | 75.2 years |
| Most common last names in Bruce, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Peterson | 10 | 78.7 years |
| Johnson | 9 | 82.7 years |
| Anderson | 9 | 80.2 years |
| Towers | 9 | 81.9 years |
| Reichel | 8 | 85.4 years |
| Nelson | 7 | 81.6 years |
| Zehner | 7 | 78.3 years |
| Ewald | 7 | 70.6 years |
| Olson | 7 | 76.7 years |
| Martindale | 6 | 81.5 years |
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