El Paso, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 813. Population change since 2000: +17.8%

Males: 425	(52.3%)
Females: 388	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,147 (it was $49,375 in 2000)

El Paso:	$59,147
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,623

El Paso:	$25,623
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $225,062 (it was $141,300 in 2000)

El Paso:	$225,062
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $260,770; Detached houses: $254,248; Townhouses or other attached units: $452,354; Mobile homes: $137,500

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Races in El Paso:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in El Paso: 94.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.9%), Norwegian (24.6%), Irish (14.2%), Swedish (6.8%), English (4.8%), Czech (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 35.1 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in El Paso

High school or higher: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in El Paso town

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 59.1%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 7.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
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:

El Paso:	1.0% ($1,431)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (41.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (41.7 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (307.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Salem, WI (2.4 miles ), Ellsworth, WI (2.4 miles ), Gilman, WI (2.4 miles ), Rock Elm, WI (2.5 miles ), Ellsworth, WI (2.8 miles ), Martell, WI (2.8 miles ), Hartland, WI (2.9 miles ), Union, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 44.73 N, Longitude: 92.32 W

Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+10.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Leather and allied products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Carpenters (6%)
Top executives (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Average climate in El Paso, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

El Paso, Wisconsin average precipitation

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El Paso-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the El Paso town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/12/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near El Paso:

RIVER FALLS AREA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI)
FAIRVIEW RED WING MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; RED WING, MN)
BALDWIN AREA MEDICAL CTR 141 (about 18 miles; BALDWIN, WI)

Amtrak station near El Paso:

16 miles: RED WING (LEVEE RD.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near El Paso:

17 miles: Prairie Island 1 and 2 in Red Wing, MN.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Paso:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 15 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 22 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 42 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 42 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery (1), Lost Creek Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Brush Creek (A), Lost Creek (B), Cave Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.1%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.7%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in El Paso, WI

El Paso compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Pierce County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (11%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for El Paso

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents	39.3%	30.8%	8.6%	7.2%	4.7%
Congregations	13.0%	22.2%	20.4%	7.4%	9.3%

Name	Lutheran Church	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.6%	0.7%	0.7%	2.5%
Congregations	3.7%	5.6%	3.7%	1.9%	13.0%

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.

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
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 St. Croix County, WI	1.39% ($39,824 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN	0.66% ($59,385)
from Washington County, MN	0.55% ($52,000)

7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.19%
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 St. Croix County, WI	1.77% ($39,054 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN	0.55% ($38,688)
to Washington County, MN	0.45% ($39,227)

Strongest AM radio stations in El Paso:

WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KCUE (1250 AM; 1 kW; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in El Paso:

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)
KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
K297AF (107.3 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: KRCH OF MINNESOTA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around El Paso:

WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 36 meters (118ft)
Total costs: $1,669,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,770
Total average daily truck traffic: 114
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 4,610

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 4
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 5

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for El Paso, WI

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