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Outagamie County

Population in July 2008: 3,458. Population change since 2000: +9.3%
 

Males: 1,807  (52.3%)
Females: 1,651  (47.7%)

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,619 (it was $58,092 in 2000)
Center:  $66,619
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,151
Center:  $28,151
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $204,003 (it was $142,600 in 2000)
Center:  $204,003
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $232,185; Detached houses: $236,343; In 2-unit structures: $145,371; Mobile homes: $58,088

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Races in Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Center: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (61.0%), Dutch (14.3%), Irish (11.1%), Polish (8.3%), United States (5.7%), Norwegian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 35.7 square miles.

Population density: 97 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Center

  • High school or higher: 90.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Center town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 69.7%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

42 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
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:

Center:  1.5% ($2,180)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (7.9 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (94.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (179.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Black Creek, WI (2.4 miles ), Ellington, WI (2.4 miles ), Grand Chute, WI (2.6 miles ), Black Creek, WI (2.6 miles ), Freedom, WI (2.6 miles ), Osborn, WI (2.7 miles ), Greenville, WI (2.8 miles ), Appleton, WI (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $189,800
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $149,800
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $321,000
  • 2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $301,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.38 N, Longitude: 88.44 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Center household income distribution Center home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+17.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Paper (14%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



Center-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Center town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 tornado 18.0 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Center:
  • APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; APPLETON, WI)
  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL 88 (about 10 miles; APPLETON, WI)
  • CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF WI FOX VALLEY (about 14 miles; NEENAH, WI)

Amtrak stations near Center:
  • 8 miles: APPLETON (500 N. ONEIDA ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
  • 15 miles: NEW LONDON (501 S. PEARL ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Center:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 3 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 24 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 26 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 56 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Mackville (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Center include: Saint Edward Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Emmanuel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Saint Edwards Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  83.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Center, WI



Center compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • House age 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 Outagamie County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Electricity (5%)


Religion statistics for Center

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents59.7%10.3%9.9%5.5%2.8%
Congregations22.0%8.5%16.9%5.1%8.5%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodChristian and Missionary Alliance Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents2.8%1.7%1.5%1.0%4.8%
Congregations5.1%4.2%2.5%0.8%26.3%
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.


7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.36%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Outagamie County:  0.06%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Winnebago County, WI  1.95% ($36,435 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI  0.80% ($41,494)
from Calumet County, WI  0.66% ($39,399)


7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($196 average AGI)
Outagamie County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Winnebago County, WI  1.92% ($35,048 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI  0.70% ($33,759)
to Calumet County, WI  0.62% ($48,998)


Strongest AM radio stations in Center:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WJOK (1050 AM; 1 kW; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST 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)
  • WSCO (1570 AM; 1 kW; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Center:
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
  • WEMI (91.9 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W271AC (102.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUC. BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W270AJ (101.9 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Center:
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W17CF (Channel 17; RIPON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $215,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,895
Total average daily truck traffic: 26
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 10,968

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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