Carson, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +0.5%
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| Males: 665 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 640 |  (49.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54443.
| Carson: | $83,104 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,056 (it was $21,576 in 2000)
Carson town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $250,325 (it was $106,600 in 2000)
| Carson: | $250,325 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,389; detached houses: $273,410; townhouses or other attached units: $220,785; in 2-unit structures: $167,787; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $469,515; mobile homes: $39,954
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carson, WI
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- 1,28298.2%White alone
- 80.6%Two or more races
- 70.5%Hispanic
- 40.3%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
Races in Carson detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (50.2%), Polish (44.6%), Norwegian (7.4%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.1%), Dutch (3.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 53.9 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
25 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Carson town: | 1.3% ($1,436) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(69.1 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (104.2 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (214.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Rudolph, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Eau Pleine, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Milladore, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Linwood, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Sherry, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Hull, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 44.56 N, Longitude: 89.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Paper (12.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.0%)
- Finance & insurance (7.8%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Educational services (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Paper (15.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.2%)
- Construction (11.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.8%)
- Food (3.6%)
- Truck transportation (3.6%)
- Health care (13.4%)
- Finance & insurance (12.8%)
- Paper (9.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.3%)
- Educational services (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Social assistance (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
Average climate in Carson, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 44.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 3.05. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.05 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Carson-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Carson town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 28.6 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Carson-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 218.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 433.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 317.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 408.4 miles away from Carson center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 189.8 miles away from Carson center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 433.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Portage County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Carson:
- DAVITA - STEVENS POINT DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL OF STEVENS POINT Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- PORTAGE CTY HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY HC HSPC STEVENS POINT (Hospital, about 9 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- STEVENS POINT CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- STRAWBERRY LANE MEDICAL AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- WISCONSIN RAPIDS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carson:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 9 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 12 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 30 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 67 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 70 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 70 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 81 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 Town of Carson (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Carson: Saint Bartholomew Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Second Lake (A), First Lake (B), Fogarty Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Hayden Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 75.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This town: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Carson:
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 6.9%
For population 25 years and over in Carson:
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Carson, WI (based on Portage County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 28,520 | 16 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,390 | 35 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,687 | 17 |
| Other | 392 | 6 |
| None | 29,030 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Portage County: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 67
| Here: | 9.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Portage County: | 11.6% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Carson:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Carson:
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- 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)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Carson:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 23Number of bridges
- 157ft / 47.6mTotal length
- $674,000Total costs
- 55,774Total average daily traffic
- 895Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11940-1949
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 62000-2009
- 92010-2019
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 42.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.0%Wood
- 7.5%Utility gas
- 2.5%Electricity
- 65.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.4%Wood
Carson compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.