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Eau Claire County

Population in July 2009: 898. Population change since 2000: +12.3%
 

Males: 475  (53.0%)
Females: 423  (47.0%)

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $51,783 (it was $46,827 in 2000)
Drammen:

$51,783
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,932

Drammen town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $176,940 (it was $110,300 in 2000)
Drammen:

$176,940
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $181,565; Detached houses: $202,072; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,199; Mobile homes: $33,460

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Drammen races chart
  • White alone - 793 (99.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.3%)
  • Asian alone - 2 (0.3%)
  • Hispanic - 2 (0.3%)
  • Black alone - 1 (0.1%)

Races in Drammen detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Drammen: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (35.9%), Norwegian (34.5%), Irish (9.0%), English (7.6%), Polish (5.1%), French (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1480 feet

Land area: 35.9 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Drammen:

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drammen town:

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Drammen town:  1.2% ($1,347)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (12.7 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (77.6 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (276.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Naples, WI (2.4 miles ), Albany, WI (2.5 miles ), Brunswick, WI (2.5 miles ), Mondovi, WI (2.5 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WI (2.5 miles ), Eleva, WI (2.8 miles ), Rock Creek, WI (2.8 miles ), Mondovi, WI (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 44.64 N, Longitude: 91.59 W

Drammen household income distribution Drammen home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.7%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+4.2%).

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Drammen, Wisconsin

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Tornado activity:

Drammen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Drammen town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Eau Claire County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Drammen:

  • OAK LEAF SURGCL HSPTL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HSPTL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • LUTHER HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)

Amtrak station near Drammen:

  • 13 miles: EAU CLARE (101 N. FARWELL ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drammen:

  • Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 12 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 12 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 9,913)
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 23 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • Winona State University (about 42 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 7,637)
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 42 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 53 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,911)
  • Rochester Community and Technical College (about 60 miles; Rochester, MN; FT enrollment: 3,599)

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Notable location: Heike Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Drammen include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Drammen Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Drammen Lutheran Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Eau Claire County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)



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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

5.4%
Whole state:

8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

2.2%
Whole state:

3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Drammen, WI


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

Drammen compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Eau Claire County Wisconsin:


2008 Presidential Election results in Eau Claire County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Drammen (based on Eau Claire County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.11%
Here58.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchBaptist General Conference
Adherents33.6%28.4%14.4%5.4%2.8%
Congregations11.5%14.9%16.1%9.2%3.4%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of God The Wesleyan ChurchMuslim EstimateOther
Adherents2.4%2.1%1.5%1.1%8.4%
Congregations3.4%4.6%1.1%2.3%33.3%
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: 16
Eau Claire County:

1.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
Eau Claire County:

4.10 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 72
This county:

7.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Eau Claire County:

6.5%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Eau Claire County:

25.6%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.9%
State:

13.0%

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.20%
Wisconsin average:

6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County:

0.10%
Wisconsin average:

0.08%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chippewa County, WI  1.52% ($29,099 average AGI)
from Dunn County, WI  0.61% ($29,887)
from Trempealeau County, WI  0.33% ($35,958)


7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.91%
Wisconsin average:

6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County:

0.05%
Wisconsin average:

0.04%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chippewa County, WI  1.50% ($35,358 average AGI)
to Dunn County, WI  0.49% ($32,808)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.44% ($30,597)

Strongest AM radio stations in Drammen:

  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WQOQ (1430 AM; 2 kW; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Drammen:

  • WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
  • WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
  • WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Drammen:

  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,490
Total average daily truck traffic: 238
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 5,250

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