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Dodge County

Population in July 2008: 979. Population change since 2000: +2.0%
 

Males: 617  (63.1%)
Females: 362  (36.9%)

Median resident age:  34.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,372 (it was $49,688 in 2000)
Chester:  $56,372
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,287
Chester:  $25,287
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,852 (it was $112,800 in 2000)
Chester:  $166,852
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $200,457; Detached houses: $219,792; Townhouses or other attached units: $83,720; In 2-unit structures: $109,386; Mobile homes: $24,500

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Races in Chester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Black (9.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Chester: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (42.6%), Dutch (24.8%), Irish (7.3%), English (6.1%), Norwegian (3.8%), Polish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1055 feet

Land area: 33.2 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Chester

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester town

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
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:

Chester:  1.6% ($1,773)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (30.3 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (49.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (133.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Waupun, WI (1.4 miles ), Trenton, WI (2.5 miles ), Burnett, WI (2.6 miles ), Leroy, WI (2.8 miles ), Alto, WI (2.8 miles ), Oakfield, WI (2.9 miles ), Brandon, WI (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,100
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.61 N, Longitude: 88.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Chester household income distribution Chester home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+21.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



Chester-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Chester town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 4/21/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the town center injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Chester:
  • WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WAUPUN, WI)
  • BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)
  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 18 miles; RIPON, WI)

Amtrak station near Chester:
  • 18 miles: FONT DU LAC (FOND DU LAC, 24 W. PIONEER RD.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 32 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 45 miles; MEQUON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,654)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 51 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)

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Cemeteries: Atwater Community Cemetery (1), State Prison Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Creeks: Plum Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Libby Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chester, WI


226 people in state prisons


Chester compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed 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 above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Dodge County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Electricity (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Chester

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchReformed Church in America
Adherents30.7%18.9%13.7%12.1%5.4%
Congregations14.4%18.6%10.2%11.0%4.2%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents4.0%3.9%1.9%1.7%7.6%
Congregations5.9%6.8%4.2%3.4%21.2%
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.


6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.84%
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 Jefferson County, WI  1.18% ($36,545 average AGI)
from Washington County, WI  0.86% ($41,037)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.65% ($49,058)


6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.46%
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:
to Jefferson County, WI  0.99% ($33,817 average AGI)
to Fond du Lac County, WI  0.71% ($32,273)
to Washington County, WI  0.63% ($38,839)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chester:
  • WFDL (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAUPUN, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • 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.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chester:
  • WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
  • WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
  • WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KFIZ-FM (107.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chester:
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 66 meters (217ft)
Total costs: $1,469,000
Total average daily traffic: 64,030
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,903

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1960-1969: 4
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 7
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Chester, WI

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