Daniels, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -2.4%
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| Males: 334 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 315 |  (48.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 49.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54872.
| Daniels: | $63,365 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,186 (it was $19,081 in 2000)
Daniels town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $241,618 (it was $93,400 in 2000)
| Daniels: | $241,618 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Daniels, WI
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- 62896.8%White alone
- 91.4%Hispanic
- 71.1%Two or more races
- 30.5%Asian alone
- 20.3%American Indian alone
Races in Daniels detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (37.1%), Swedish (27.1%), Norwegian (21.4%), Irish (11.3%), French (8.7%), English (8.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.7 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Daniels town: | 1.2% ($1,148) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Coon Rapids, MN 
(57.2 miles , pop. 61,607).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (63.5 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (361.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
West Sweden, WI (2.0 miles ),
), Lewis, WI (2.1 miles),
Wood River, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Frederic, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Clam Falls, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Trade Lake, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Meenon, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 45.75 N, Longitude: 92.47 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.2%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Machinery (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.0%)
- Food (4.7%)
- Construction (14.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (9.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.9%)
- Food (7.3%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.2%)
- Machinery (5.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.1%)
- Health care (17.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Machinery (8.3%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.2%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Woodworkers (3.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Woodworkers (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
Average climate in Daniels, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Daniels-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Daniels town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/18/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Daniels-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 172.5 miles away from Daniels center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 184.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 120.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 124.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 125.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 355.6 miles away from Daniels center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Burnett County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Daniels:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 27 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- Century College (about 56 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Bethel University (about 59 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College (about 59 miles; Coon Rapids, MN; FT enrollment: 5,918)
- University of Northwestern-St Paul (about 61 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,680)
- Metropolitan State University (about 63 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- North Hennepin Community College (about 63 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 4,943)
Points of interest:
Cemetery: Mud Hen Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Black Lake (A), Blomberg Lake (B), Ward Lake (C), Doctor Lake (D), Dunham Lake (E), Wilson Lake (F), Hunters Lake (G), Lind Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Daniels: Blomberg Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Daniels:
- Never married: 16.0%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
For population 25 years and over in Daniels:
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Daniels, WI (based on Burnett County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,829 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,361 | 14 |
| Catholic | 1,181 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 10,085 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Burnett County: | 3.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Burnett County: | 4.91 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Burnett County: | 16.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Burnett County: | 28.3% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Burnett County: | 14.0% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Daniels:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Daniels:
- WXCX (105.7 FM; SIREN, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Daniels:
- W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 0.7mTotal length
- 58Total average daily traffic
- 63Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 61.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.4%Wood
- 10.8%Utility gas
- 7.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.8%Electricity
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 38.9%Utility gas
- 33.3%Electricity
- 22.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Daniels compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.