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Iowa County

Population in July 2007: 428. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 225  (52.7%)
Females: 203  (47.3%)
Median resident age:  38.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53526.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,365 (it was $34,531 in 2000)
Cobb:  $41,365
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,583 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Cobb:  $127,583
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $129,285; Detached houses: $131,452; Mobile homes: $16,500

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Races in Cobb:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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

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Ancestries: German (53.6%), English (23.8%), Norwegian (17.6%), Irish (8.8%), Czech (8.6%), French (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 1165 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 476 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cobb

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cobb village

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cobb:  2.0% ($1,601)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (40.3 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (64.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (198.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eden, WI (0.7 miles ), Linden, WI (5.2 miles ), Highland, WI (5.4 miles ), Linden, WI (5.6 miles ), Highland, WI (6.4 miles ), Mifflin, WI (6.7 miles ), Montfort, WI (7.0 miles ), Livingston, WI (8.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $67,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $146,700
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,500

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Latitude: 42.97 N, Longitude: 90.33 W

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-2.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (30%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Customer service representatives (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)


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Cobb-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Cobb village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/3/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cobb:
  • UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 13 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 19 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 25 miles; DARLINGTON, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Cobb, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cobb:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 67 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 70 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cobb:
  • IOWA COUNTY (about 9 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; ID: MRJ)
  • TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; LONE ROCK, WI; ID: LNR)
  • PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; ID: PVB)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cobb:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 19 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 64 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 64 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 83 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Library in Cobb:
  • COBB PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,647; Location: 109 S. MIFFLIN ST.; 4,395 books; 78 audio materials; 183 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cobb that have no violations reported:
  • COBB WATERWORKS (Address: PO BOX 158, Population served: 440, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  64.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  4.2%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cobb, WI



Cobb 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.


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Banks with branches in Cobb (2007 data):
  • Royal Bank: Cobb Branch at 104 W Main Street, branch established on 1910-03-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $158.5 mil, Deposits: $141.5 mil, headquarters in Elroy, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bancshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (3%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,030
Financial Administration 1$1,680$20,1600$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$91
Streets and Highways 2$5,783$34,6980$0
Totals for Government 3$7,463$29,8529$1,120



Cobb government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $54,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $19,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $72,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
    Fire Protection: $38,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
    Libraries: $20,000
    Health Services - Other: $12,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $117,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $288,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $125,000
    Highways: $22,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $81,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $91,000

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.46%
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 Dane County, WI  2.92% ($41,667 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI  0.88% ($27,841)
from Sauk County, WI  0.45% ($34,952)


7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.41%
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 Dane County, WI  2.70% ($35,684 average AGI)
to Grant County, WI  0.97% ($33,396)
to Sauk County, WI  0.46% ($33,628)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cobb:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPVL (1590 AM; 1 kW; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cobb:
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cobb:
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)

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