U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Ellsworth, Wisconsin



Back to Ellsworth, WI housing info, Pierce County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Ellsworth, WI map Current weather forecast for Ellsworth, WI

Pierce County

Population in July 2007: 3,116. Population change since 2000: +6.3%
 

Males: 1,508  (48.4%)
Females: 1,608  (51.6%)
Median resident age:  36.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54011.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,800 (it was $42,604 in 2000)
Ellsworth  $45,800
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $152,100 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
Ellsworth  $152,100
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Ellsworth, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Ellsworth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ellsworth: 94.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ellsworth, WI forum
Recent posts about Ellsworth, Wisconsin on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
relocating to or near Baldwin, WI  (9 replies)

Latest news from Ellsworth, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (20.8%), Irish (11.5%), Swedish (11.2%), Czech (4.1%), English (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 1226 feet

Land area: 3.73 square miles.

Population density: 835 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Ellsworth,WI real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Ellsworth, Wisconsin map

For population 25 years and over in Ellsworth

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellsworth village

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

27 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Ellsworth, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ellsworth to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

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

Ellsworth:  1.7% ($1,742)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Ellsworth satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (46.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (385.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Trimbelle, WI (5.4 miles ), Hartland, WI (6.6 miles ), Martell, WI (7.2 miles ), River Falls, WI (8.0 miles ), Trenton, WI (8.6 miles ), Isabelle, WI (9.8 miles ), Bay City, WI (10.4 miles ), El Paso, WI (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 1999: 24 buildings, average cost: $105,700
  • 2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $108,000
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $110,600
  • 2003: 23 buildings, average cost: $114,900
  • 2004: 30 buildings, average cost: $146,100
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $142,400
  • 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.73 N, Longitude: 92.48 W


People in group quarters in Ellsworth
  • 67 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 715

Ellsworth household income distribution Ellsworth home values distribution

This village's Wikipedia profile

Ellsworth, Wisconsin business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+5.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Leather and allied products (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Leather and allied products (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Ellsworth races chart


 

Crime in Ellsworth by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 11315
    per 100,000 33.933.098.932.9162.8
Burglaries 1521201010
    per 100,000 508.3692.8659.4328.9325.6
Thefts 9786794940
    per 100,000 3287.02837.32604.71611.81302.5
Auto thefts 22126
    per 100,000 67.866.033.065.8195.4
Arson 0N/A200
    per 100,000 0.0N/A65.90.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 179.3173.9172.899.3123.1

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.93
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Ellsworth, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ellsworth, Wisconsin average temperatures Ellsworth, Wisconsin average precipitation
 
Ellsworth, Wisconsin humidity
 
Ellsworth, Wisconsin wind speed
 
Ellsworth, Wisconsin snowfall
 
Ellsworth, Wisconsin sunshine
 
Ellsworth, Wisconsin clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Ellsworth-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the Ellsworth village center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1987, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Ellsworth topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Ellsworth:
  • RIVER FALLS AREA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI)
  • FAIRVIEW RED WING MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; RED WING, MN)
  • HUDSON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HUDSON, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Ellsworth, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellsworth:
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 52 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ellsworth:
  • RED WING RGNL (about 11 miles; RED WING, MN; ID: RGK)
  • NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 28 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI; ID: RNH)
  • LAKE ELMO (about 31 miles; ST PAUL, MN; ID: 21D)

Amtrak station near Ellsworth:
  • 13 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 Ellsworth:
  • 13 miles: Prairie Island 1 and 2 in Red Wing, MN.

Local government website: WWW.ELLSWORTHWI.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellsworth:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 10 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
  • INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 40 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 47 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
Public high school in Ellsworth:
  • ELLSWORTH HIGH (Students: 590; Location: 333 Hillcrest St; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ellsworth:
Private elementary/middle school in Ellsworth:
  • ST FRANCIS SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 244 W WOODWORTH ST PO BOX 250; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Ellsworth:
  • ELLSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $122,141; Location: 312 W. MAIN ST.; 14,388 books; 1,179 audio materials; 1,893 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

Ellsworth map

Click to draw/clear village borders

Notable locations in Ellsworth: Pierce County Courthouse (A), Ellsworth Village Hall (B), Ellsworth Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ellsworth include: Saint Francis Catholic Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Zion Covenant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Ellsworth include: Summit Hill Park (1), East End Park (2), Pierce County Fairgrounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: East Ellsworth Post Office (A), Ellsworth Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Legislature Information - Libraries- Ellsworth (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 312 West Main Street).

Hotels: Check Inn (120 North Piety Street), David Motel (W7670 USHighway 10).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ellsworth and their reported violations in the past:

ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS (Population served: 2844, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2000), St Public Notif issued (2 times from JUL-26-2000 to AUG-10-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ellsworth that have no violations reported:
  • DAR-RAY ADDITION (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LANGERS BAR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  64.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Ellsworth compared to Wisconsin state average:

Ellsworth, Wisconsin environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Ellsworth (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Hudson: Ellsworth Branch at 420 East Main Street, branch established on 1992-02-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $385.4 mil, Deposits: $323.4 mil, headquarters in Woodbury, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Charter 95 Corporation
  • Bank Mutual: West Main Street Branch at 385 West Main Street, branch established on 1943-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,452.2 mil, Deposits: $2,217.2 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices
  • M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank: Ellsworth Branch at 388 West Main Street, branch established on 1888-06-26. Info updated 2006-04-06: Bank assets: $48,017.4 mil, Deposits: $31,598.7 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 307 total offices, Holding Company: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Ellsworth travel time to work


Ellsworth mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Pierce County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 5$19,401$46,5621$418
Other Government Administration 2$6,770$40,6200$0
Streets and Highways 3$13,975$55,9000$0
Sewerage 1$3,941$47,2920$0
Financial Administration 1$3,432$41,1840$0
Police - Other 0$0 2$680
Local Libraries 1$3,011$36,1323$1,862
Totals for Government 13$50,530$46,6436$2,960



Ellsworth government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $381,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,000
    All Other: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $123,000
    General: $44,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $413,000
    Regular Highways: $411,000
    Police Protection: $380,000
    Fire Protection: $204,000
    Water Utilities: $191,000
    Central Staff Services: $110,000
    Libraries: $110,000
    Solid Waste Management: $100,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
    General - Other: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Health Services - Other: $21,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $121,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $96,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,180,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $47,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,671,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $82,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $297,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $259,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $92,000
    Special Assessments: $43,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
    Rents: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $53,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,794,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $143,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $656,000
    Highways: $172,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $625,000
    NEC: $145,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $624,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

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 Ellsworth:
  • 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)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • 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.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KCUE (1250 AM; 1 kW; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ellsworth:
  • WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
  • WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • K297AF (107.3 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: KRCH OF MINNESOTA, INC.)
  • KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ellsworth:
  • KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, 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)
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)




Back to Ellsworth, WI housing info, Pierce County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.