Crawford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in De Soto and their reported violations in the past:
NOTHIN' FANCY (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
PORKS HILLTOP TAP (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAY-31-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-29-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2000), St Site Visit (enforcement) (MAR-01-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-26-2001), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-02-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in De Soto that have no violations reported:
- NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.7%
(33.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.2 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 62.0% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in De Soto, WI
De Soto compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below 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 De Soto (2011 data):
- River Bank: De Soto Branch at 88 Crawford Street, branch established on 1904/01/26. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $421.9 mil, Deposits: $366.6 mil, headquarters in Stoddard, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: River Holding Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for De Soto (based on Crawford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.39%
| Here |  | 59.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America |
| Adherents | 57.5% | 21.5% | 8.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Congregations | 19.4% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
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| Name | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 19.4% |
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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: 7 | Crawford County: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Crawford County: | 5.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | This county: | 10.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Crawford County: | 8.8% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Crawford County: | 26.6% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,250 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $630 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $142 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,114 | $25,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $716 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $788 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $180 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,114 | $25,368 | 11 | $4,706 |
De Soto government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $51,000 ($177.70)
All Other: $40,000 ($139.37)
Regular Highways: $22,000 ($76.66)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($6.97)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($3.48)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000 ($3.48)
- Construction - General: $9,000 ($31.36)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $74,000 ($257.84)
Regular Highways: $55,000 ($191.64)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($62.72)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($34.84)
General - Other: $10,000 ($34.84)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($34.84)
Libraries: $9,000 ($31.36)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($27.87)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $6,000 ($20.91)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($17.42)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($13.94)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($10.45)
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000 ($73.17)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000 ($34.84)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $147,000 ($512.20)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $235,000 ($818.82)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $7,000 ($24.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $222,000 ($773.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $137,000 ($477.35)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000 ($34.84)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($69.69)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000 ($52.26)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($17.42)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $340,000 ($1184.67)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $158,000 ($550.52)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $116,000 ($404.18)
General Support: $110,000 ($383.28)
Highways: $16,000 ($55.75)
All Other: $11,000 ($38.33)
- Tax - Property: $44,000 ($153.31)
NEC: $4,000 ($13.94)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $35,000 ($121.95)
6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.25% | | 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:
6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.43% | | 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 De Soto:
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in De Soto:
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
- WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
- WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
- K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KDEC-FM (100.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around De Soto:
- K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
De Soto fatal accident list:
Nov 21, 1979 09:05 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $319,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,775
Total average daily truck traffic: 370
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,833
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Hwy 82 (Lat: 43.449417 Lon: -91.164861), Call Sign: WQD708, Licensee ID: L00432317
Assigned Frequencies: 155.295 MHz Grant Date: 12/13/2001, Expiration Date: 12/13/2011
Registrant: De Soto Area School District, 600 Main St, De Soto, WI 54642, Phone: (608) 648-3620
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KB9MC
Grant Date: 01/10/1995, Expiration Date: 01/10/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/11/2007
Registrant: Thomas M Hibben, Box 188, De Soto, WI 54624
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in De Soto, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 12 | 71.6 years |
| John | 10 | 72.5 years |
| Robert | 10 | 72.7 years |
| Joseph | 7 | 70.4 years |
| James | 6 | 68.3 years |
| Edward | 6 | 82.2 years |
| Harold | 5 | 75.8 years |
| Mildred | 5 | 82.6 years |
| Mabel | 5 | 82.2 years |
| Carl | 4 | 72.3 years |
| Most common last names in De Soto, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Ames | 9 | 73.9 years |
| Olson | 9 | 86.1 years |
| Cole | 8 | 76.4 years |
| Cox | 8 | 73.5 years |
| Sletten | 7 | 77.0 years |
| Oliver | 7 | 72.3 years |
| Bohland | 6 | 82.3 years |
| Warren | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Smith | 4 | 71.8 years |
| Seymour | 4 | 80.5 years |
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