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Eau Claire County

Population in July 2008: 892. Population change since 2000: +11.5%
 

Males: 472  (53.0%)
Females: 420  (47.0%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,516 (it was $46,827 in 2000)
Drammen:  $51,516
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,960
Drammen:  $25,960
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,233 (it was $110,300 in 2000)
Drammen:  $162,233
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,638; Detached houses: $191,173; Mobile homes: $22,266

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Races in Drammen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Drammen: 81.4 (low, 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 
 
 (very low).




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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: 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%


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:

Drammen:  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


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

Most common industries for males (%):



  • 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%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • 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 for males (%)



  • 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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • 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%)



Drammen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (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 4 (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.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Drammen:
  • OAK LEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DURAND, 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:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 11 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 23 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 43 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 51 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)

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Churches in Drammen include: Drammen Lutheran Church (A), Pleasant Valley 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

 

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 2007:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
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






2004 Presidential Election results in Eau Claire County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Drammen

Adherents


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 religions
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.


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 2023) average daily traffic: 5,250

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