Clark County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.9. This is better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.91. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Colby that have no violations reported:
- COLBY WATERWORKS (Address: PO Box 236, Population served: 1600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.5%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 18.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.4% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colby, WI
People in group quarters in Colby:
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other group homes
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Colby compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Colby (2011 data):
- Community Bank of Central Wisconsin: Community Bank Of Central Wisconsin at 1122 Division Street, branch established on 1912/06/12. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $98.4 mil, Deposits: $82.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Central Wisconsin Bancorporation, Inc.
- Mid-Wisconsin Bank: Colby Branch at 101 South First Street, branch established on 1920/06/01. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $484.9 mil, Deposits: $384.4 mil, headquarters in Medford, WI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Colby (based on Clark County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.38%
| Here |  | 70.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 45.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 5.4% | 4.7% |
| Congregations | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 8.9% | 16.5% |
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| Name | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Old Order Mennonite | Old Order Amish | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Other |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 3.8% | 5.1% | 11.4% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Clark County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Clark County: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | This county: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Clark County: | 7.9% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Clark County: | 28.3% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,213 | $38,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,213 | $38,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,321 | $37,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,536 | $54,432 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,703 | $56,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,999 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $24,986 | $42,833 | 2 | $1,999 |
Colby government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $352,000 ($189.76)
Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($33.96)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.54)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $670,000 ($361.19)
General: $21,000 ($11.32)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($4.31)
Libraries: $4,000 ($2.16)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $316,000 ($170.35)
Water Utilities: $192,000 ($103.50)
Police Protection: $179,000 ($96.50)
Regular Highways: $137,000 ($73.85)
Fire Protection: $128,000 ($69.00)
Central Staff Services: $78,000 ($42.05)
Solid Waste Management: $70,000 ($37.74)
Libraries: $48,000 ($25.88)
General - Other: $44,000 ($23.72)
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000 ($11.32)
General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($8.63)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($7.01)
Financial Administration: $11,000 ($5.93)
Health Services - Other: $7,000 ($3.77)
- General - Interest on Debt: $352,000 ($189.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000 ($19.41)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,108,000 ($1136.39)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,446,000 ($1318.60)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,895,000 ($1021.56)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,733,000 ($934.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,987,000 ($1071.16)
Other, NEC: $360,000 ($194.07)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $121,000 ($65.23)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,248,000 ($1211.86)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $273,000 ($147.17)
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($7.01)
Special Assessments: $9,000 ($4.85)
Rents: $1,000 ($0.54)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $17,000 ($9.16)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($0.54)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,203,000 ($1187.60)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $165,000 ($88.95)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,370,000 ($1277.63)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $530,000 ($285.71)
Highways: $120,000 ($64.69)
All Other: $8,000 ($4.31)
- Tax - Property: $503,000 ($271.16)
NEC: $40,000 ($21.56)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $268,000 ($144.47)
4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,388 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.98% | | 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:
6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,457 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Colby:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WDLB (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colby:
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- 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)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Colby:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- 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)
Colby fatal accident list:
May 16, 1985 02:04 PM, 13, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,140
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,140
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Colby)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - .8 Km W (Lat: 44.912750 Lon: -90.335972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 81 m, Overall height: 86 m, Call Sign: KNNR825, Licensee ID: L00007608
Assigned Frequencies: 451.025 MHz, 451.050 MHz, 451.100 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/2001, Expiration Date: 04/11/2011, Certifier: Ken Adams
Registrant: Dairyland Power Cooperative, 3200 East Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54602-0817, Phone: (608) 787-1390, Fax: (608) 787-1475 - 105 N Division St (Lat: 44.911361 Lon: -90.315694), Call Sign: KZT844, Licensee ID: L00092317
Assigned Frequencies: 152.915 MHz Grant Date: 10/11/2002, Expiration Date: 11/23/2012
Registrant: Harmony Country Cooperatives, Colby, WI 54421, Phone: (715) 223-2306
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - T CORNERS, .5 Mi W (Lat: 44.912722 Lon: -90.335944), Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: WPOS712
Assigned Frequencies: 928.681 MHz, 952.681 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/19/2009, Cancellation Date: 06/20/2009
Registrant: Phone: (281) 586-0574 - COLBY, 700 Industrial Dr (Lat: 44.903444 Lon: -90.306556), Structure height: 50.6 m, Call Sign: WPOU795
Assigned Frequencies: 953.550 MHz, 6825.00 MHz, 11425.0 MHz Grant Date: 05/16/2009, Expiration Date: 08/02/2019
Registrant: County Of Marathon, 500 Forest Street, Wausau, WI 54403, Phone: (715) 261-1218, Email:
- COLBY, Lat: 44.911806 Lon: -90.319806, Call Sign: WQGK762
Assigned Frequencies: 956.393 MHz Grant Date: 02/16/2007, Expiration Date: 02/16/2017, Certifier: Connie Gurtner
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
- T-CORNERS WI, 1/2 Mile W Of (Lat: 44.912722 Lon: -90.335944), Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: WHH676
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6823.75 MHz Grant Date: 08/01/2002, Expiration Date: 09/24/2012
Registrant: Cm White & Company, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (713) 834-1108, Fax: (713) 831-6899, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Colby)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: HOLTMAN TERRENCE E SR7XL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 2704A , Serial Number: 20002431, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 10/24/2007
Registrant (Individual): Terrence E Holtman, H3339 Huckleberry Rd, Colby, WI 54421 - Aircraft: LUDWIG WILLIAM CONDOR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 5534L , Serial Number: LW001, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 10/24/2007
Registrant (Individual): William D Ludwig, N12644 Badger Ave, Colby, WI 54421 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 8996V , Serial Number: 17264351, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 11/14/1974
Registrant (Individual): Scot W Baumgartner, H4722 Popple Rd, Colby, WI 54421
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Colby, WI
| Businesses in Colby, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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