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Brown County

Population in 2011: 1,672. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 804  (48.1%)
Females: 868  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  50.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  44.3 years

Zip codes: 53125.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $69,595 (it was $54,211 in 2000)
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

$69,595
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $51,911

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $370,060 (it was $182,900 in 2000)
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

$370,060
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $515,470; Detached houses: $515,720; Townhouses or other attached units: $375,362; In 2-unit structures: $1,386,804; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $443,777; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $539,593

Median gross rent in 2009: $719.

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  • White alone - 1,619 (96.8%)
  • Hispanic - 35 (2.1%)
  • Asian alone - 12 (0.7%)
  • Two or more races - 3 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 2 (0.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.06%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: 96.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.3%), Irish (21.9%), English (14.5%), Polish (9.0%), Italian (8.0%), Swedish (6.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1924

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 2.96 square miles.

Population density: 564 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • High school or higher: 92.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake village:

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

45 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This village:  2.6%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $4,523 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $4,152 (1.2%)
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (24.9 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (46.8 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (66.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walworth, WI (1.2 miles ), Williams Bay, WI (1.5 miles ), Linn, WI (2.0 miles ), Delavan Lake, WI (2.2 miles ), Delavan, WI (2.3 miles ), Como, WI (2.4 miles ), Geneva, WI (2.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $193,800
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $363,700
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $280,900
  • 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $325,600
  • 2002: 46 buildings, average cost: $265,600
  • 2003: 49 buildings, average cost: $265,600
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $343,100
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $392,100
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $358,600
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $365,800
  • 2008: 20 buildings, average cost: $351,500
  • 2009: 10 buildings, average cost: $485,000
  • 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $1,093,600
  • 2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $326,900

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Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 88.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 262

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.5%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+5.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (23%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Fontana-on-Geneva Lake village center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 24.4 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

Earthquake activity:

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Fontana-on-Geneva Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Brown County (6) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • MERCY WALWORTH HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; LAKE GENEVA, WI)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MED CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; ELKHORN, WI)
  • MERCY HARVARD HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; HARVARD, IL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 22 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,532)
  • McHenry County College (about 23 miles; Crystal Lake, IL; FT enrollment: 3,149)
  • Rock Valley College (about 28 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 3,903)
  • College of Lake County (about 31 miles; Grayslake, IL; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • Carroll University (about 37 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • Gateway Technical College (about 37 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,178)
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 38 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,732)

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Notable locations in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: Country Club Estates Golf Course (A), Big Foot Country Club (B), Fontana Emergency Medical Services (C), Fontana Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake include: Saint Benedict Catholic Church (A), Fontana Community Church (B), Cornerstone Fellowship Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Van Slyke Creek (A), Potawatomi Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Brown 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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Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 13.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

13.3
U.S.:

12.7


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.6%
(1.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  67.1%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.7%
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: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI


Fontana-on-Geneva Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


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Religion statistics for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (based on Brown County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.45%
Here73.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist Church
Adherents71.3%8.4%4.6%3.3%2.7%
Congregations28.3%10.1%6.5%8.7%5.8%
NameEpiscopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of ChristOther
Adherents1.5%1.0%1.0%0.8%5.5%
Congregations3.6%0.7%4.3%2.2%29.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 33
Here:

1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

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

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Brown County:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 91
This county:

3.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 205
Brown County:

8.43 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

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

7.0%
State:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.7%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.1%
Wisconsin:

13.0%

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $787,000 ($470.69)
    Parks & Recreation: $213,000 ($127.39)
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000 ($41.87)
    Parking Facilities: $65,000 ($38.88)
    All Other: $7,000 ($4.19)
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $135,000 ($80.74)
    Parking Facilities: $4,000 ($2.39)
    Regular Highways: $3,000 ($1.79)
    Health - Other: $2,000 ($1.20)
    Libraries: $1,000 ($0.60)
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.60)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $728,000 ($435.41)
    Sewerage: $649,000 ($388.16)
    Water Utilities: $543,000 ($324.76)
    Regular Highways: $365,000 ($218.30)
    Solid Waste Management: $275,000 ($164.47)
    Parks & Recreation: $258,000 ($154.31)
    Financial Administration: $212,000 ($126.79)
    Libraries: $131,000 ($78.35)
    Central Staff Services: $122,000 ($72.97)
    Natural Resources - Other: $121,000 ($72.37)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $112,000 ($66.99)
    General - Other: $103,000 ($61.60)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $75,000 ($44.86)
    General Public Buildings: $64,000 ($38.28)
    Fire Protection: $59,000 ($35.29)
    Health Services - Other: $25,000 ($14.95)
    Parking Facilities: $13,000 ($7.78)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $331,000 ($197.97)
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $265,000 ($158.49)
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000 ($14.35)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,415,000 ($1444.38)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,553,000 ($2723.09)
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,083,000 ($647.73)
    Water Utilities: $153,000 ($91.51)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,107,000 ($3054.43)
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $2,323,000 ($1389.35)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $529,000 ($316.39)
    Water Utilities: $245,000 ($146.53)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $106,000 ($63.40)
    Interest Earnings: $61,000 ($36.48)
    Rents: $29,000 ($17.34)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $571,000 ($341.51)
    Fire Protection: $58,000 ($34.69)
    Central Staff: $4,000 ($2.39)
    Police Protection: $2,000 ($1.20)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,932,000 ($1753.59)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $692,000 ($413.88)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $214,000 ($127.99)
    General Support: $207,000 ($123.80)
    All Other: $179,000 ($107.06)
  • Tax - Property: $1,721,000 ($1029.31)
    Other Selective Sales: $294,000 ($175.84)
    NEC: $84,000 ($50.24)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,071,000 ($640.55)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $145,000 ($86.72)

5.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.07%
Wisconsin average:

6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($225 average AGI)
Brown County:

0.05%
Wisconsin average:

0.08%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Outagamie County, WI  0.51% ($33,759 average AGI)
from Oconto County, WI  0.40% ($33,615)
from Kewaunee County, WI  0.22% ($34,462)


5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,362 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.35%
Wisconsin average:

6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Brown County:

0.05%
Wisconsin average:

0.04%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Outagamie County, WI  0.58% ($41,494 average AGI)
to Oconto County, WI  0.43% ($47,366)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($28,961)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZRK (1550 AM; 1 kW; LAKE GENEVA, WI)
  • WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMCW (1600 AM; 1 kW; HARVARD, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
  • WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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