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Sauk County

Population in July 2008: 2,179. Population change since 2000: +7.7%
 

Males: 1,108  (50.9%)
Females: 1,071  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,654 (it was $45,625 in 2000)
Delton:  $54,654
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,494
Delton:  $24,494
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,632 (it was $106,500 in 2000)
Delton:  $169,632
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $190,682; Detached houses: $233,992; Townhouses or other attached units: $199,036; In 2-unit structures: $135,084; Mobile homes: $43,147

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Races in Delton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • American Indian (4.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Delton: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (46.3%), Irish (16.7%), English (12.0%), Norwegian (7.2%), Polish (6.8%), Swedish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 29.6 square miles.

Population density: 74 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Delton

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delton town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

50 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe).

This town:  2.5%
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:

Delton:  1.7% ($1,856)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (40.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (161.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Delton, WI (1.1 miles ), Wisconsin Dells, WI (1.8 miles ), Newport, WI (2.0 miles ), Dellona, WI (2.3 miles ), Fairfield, WI (2.5 miles ), Excelsior, WI (2.7 miles ), West Baraboo, WI (2.7 miles ), Dell Prairie, WI (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $102,000
  • 2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $127,200
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $107,700
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $107,700
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $179,300
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $262,500
  • 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $175,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.58 N, Longitude: 89.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Delton household income distribution Delton home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +388 (+23.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



Delton-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Delton 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 28.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Delton:
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 10 miles; BARABOO, WI)
  • REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 11 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)

Amtrak stations near Delton:
  • 4 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.
  • 17 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 Delton:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 68 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 69 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 70 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Delton, WI



Delton compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Sauk County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Delton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran Church
Adherents48.9%16.2%9.3%7.9%5.9%
Congregations11.7%10.4%18.2%10.4%7.8%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.9%1.7%1.0%5.1%
Congregations2.6%3.9%2.6%2.6%29.9%
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.


6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Sauk County:  0.12%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  1.38% ($41,144 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.89% ($36,736)
from Juneau County, WI  0.53% ($27,785)


6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.60%
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  1.54% ($35,662 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI  0.72% ($35,185)
to Juneau County, WI  0.49% ($29,900)


Strongest AM radio stations in Delton:
  • 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)
  • WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRPQ (740 AM; 0 kW; BARABOO, WI; Owner: BARABOO BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Delton:
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, 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)
  • WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W290AL (105.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Delton:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, 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.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 29
Total length: 149 meters (489ft)
Total costs: $2,899,000
Total average daily traffic: 408,156
Total average daily truck traffic: 52,816

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1900-1909: 1
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 26
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Delton, WI

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, S2115 County Road A, Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.7 m, Overall height: 56.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00000538
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:


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