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Wood County

Population in July 2008: 360. Population change since 2000: -9.5%
 

Males: 182  (50.8%)
Females: 178  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,223 (it was $38,125 in 2000)
Cary:  $46,223
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,255
Cary:  $21,255
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,020 (it was $83,100 in 2000)
Cary:  $118,020
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $141,123; Detached houses: $150,520; Mobile homes: $48,382

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Races in Cary:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Other Asian (2.3%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cary: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (56.8%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (9.0%), Norwegian (8.0%), French (6.0%), United States (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 755 feet

Land area: 35.0 square miles.

Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Cary

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cary town

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 70.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
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:

Cary:  1.5% ($1,208)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (64.6 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (106.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (224.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sherwood, WI (2.2 miles ), Rock, WI (2.3 miles ), Wood, WI (2.5 miles ), Hiles, WI (2.6 miles) , Pittsville, WI (2.7 miles ), Richfield, WI (2.8 miles ), Lynn, WI (2.9 miles ), Dexter, WI (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $95,800
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $118,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.47 N, Longitude: 90.27 W

Cary household income distribution Cary home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+3.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (40%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)



Cary-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Cary town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 31.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Cary:
  • NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 10 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
  • RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 20 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cary:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 37 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 61 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

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


Cary compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
  • Wood (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Cary

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist Church
Adherents52.7%18.6%7.5%3.9%3.1%
Congregations20.2%14.6%6.7%4.5%4.5%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodMoravian Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.8%2.4%1.3%1.1%6.7%
Congregations5.6%3.4%5.6%2.2%32.6%
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.


4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.76%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.58% ($28,474 average AGI)
from Portage County, WI  0.58% ($29,132)
from Clark County, WI  0.38% ($28,912)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Portage County, WI  0.77% ($32,034 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI  0.73% ($44,780)
to Dane County, WI  0.35% ($31,613)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cary:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WDLB (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cary:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cary:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • 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)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,329
Total average daily truck traffic: 283
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 4,625

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Twr 1 - S Cary Rd, Type: 3ta1, Structure height: 89.3 m, Overall height: 90.2 m
    Registrant: Roberts Broadcasting Inc Wjms Am, 222 S Lawrence St, Ironwood, MI 49938, Phone: (906) 932-2411
  • Twr 3 - S Cary Rd, Type: 3ta3, Structure height: 89.3 m, Overall height: 90.2 m
    Registrant: Roberts Broadcasting Inc Wjms Am, 222 S Lawrence St, Ironwood, MI 49938, Phone: (906) 932-2411
  • Twr 2 - S Cary Rd, Type: 3ta2, Structure height: 89.3 m, Overall height: 90.2 m
    Registrant: Roberts Broadcasting Inc Dba , 222 S Lawrence St, Ironwood, MI 49938, Phone: (906) 932-2411, Email:


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