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Adams County

Population in July 2008: 1,550. Population change since 2000: +9.5%
 

Males: 804  (51.9%)
Females: 746  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,408 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Dell Prairie:  $52,408
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,318
Dell Prairie:  $25,318
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,759 (it was $89,000 in 2000)
Dell Prairie:  $141,759
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $176,944; Detached houses: $204,944; Townhouses or other attached units: $126,142; In 2-unit structures: $135,084; Mobile homes: $56,573; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Dell Prairie, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Dell Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dell Prairie: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (39.6%), Norwegian (15.1%), Irish (13.3%), English (9.3%), Polish (8.5%), United States (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 33.3 square miles.

Population density: 46 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Dell Prairie

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dell Prairie town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

22 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
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:

Dell Prairie:  1.6% ($1,453)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (46.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (166.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wisconsin Dells, WI (2.0 miles ), Lyndon, WI (2.1 miles ), Newport, WI (2.5 miles ), Lake Delton, WI (2.5 miles ), New Haven, WI (2.6 miles ), Lyndon Station, WI (2.6 miles ), Springville, WI (2.6 miles ), Kildare, WI (2.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2002: 26 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2004: 29 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.69 N, Longitude: 89.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Dell Prairie household income distribution Dell Prairie home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +358 (+33.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (27%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



Dell Prairie-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Dell Prairie town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Dell Prairie:
  • REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 16 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 18 miles; BARABOO, WI)
  • ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)

Amtrak stations near Dell Prairie:
  • 5 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: PORTAGE (400 W. ONEIDA ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dell Prairie:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 62 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 67 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 70 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

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Notable location: Pine Aire Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Dell Prairie: World Wide Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Fawn Lake (A), Fawn Lake 2.2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Shadduck Creek (A), Plainville Creek (B), Gulch Creek (C), Trout Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.9%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dell Prairie, WI


26 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Dell Prairie compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Dell Prairie

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of God
Adherents38.1%31.8%14.4%4.1%3.7%
Congregations10.5%21.1%15.8%5.3%5.3%
NameNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.7%1.0%1.0%1.9%
Congregations10.5%10.5%5.3%5.3%10.5%
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.


8.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.01%
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 Columbia County, WI  0.73% ($35,382 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.65% ($35,898)
from Sauk County, WI  0.61% ($53,674)


7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,643 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
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 Sauk County, WI  0.80% ($24,433 average AGI)
to Wood County, WI  0.73% ($38,382)
to Juneau County, WI  0.59% ($23,705)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dell Prairie:
  • WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dell Prairie:
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDKM (106.1 FM; ADAMS, WI; Owner: ROCHE-A-CRI BROADCASTING)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Dell Prairie:
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 99
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 99

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