French Island, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 4,579.

Males: 2,301	(50.3%)
Females: 2,278	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54603.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,939 (it was $44,736 in 2000)

French Island:	$54,939
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,207

French Island:	$25,207
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,547 (it was $93,600 in 2000)

French Island:	$146,547
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $169,216; Detached houses: $174,208; Townhouses or other attached units: $53,809; In 2-unit structures: $130,081; Mobile homes: $26,500

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Races in French Island:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Other Asian (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in French Island: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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	relocating to southern Wisconsin (3 replies)
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Ancestries: German (49.3%), Norwegian (25.0%), Irish (15.2%), English (5.8%), Polish (5.2%), United States (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.00 square miles.

Population density: 2292 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in French Island

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in French Island CDP

Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 59.1%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 9.0%

98 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This place:	2.2%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

French Island:	1.9% ($1,802)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (3.4 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (108.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (229.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Campbell, WI (0.4 miles ), La Crescent, MN (1.7 miles ), Onalaska, WI (1.8 miles ), La Crosse, WI (1.8 miles ), Medary, WI (2.0 miles ), Onalaska, WI (2.3 miles ), Brice Prairie, WI (2.5 miles ), Dakota, MN (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 43.86 N, Longitude: 91.26 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,824 (-41.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 149 (5.9%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 507

French Island household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (10%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Average climate in French Island, Wisconsin

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French Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the French Island place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1980, a category 3 tornado 13.1 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near French Island:

FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 24 miles; SPARTA, WI)

Amtrak station near French Island:

2 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to French Island:

WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 25 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 57 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)

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Notable location: Skipper Buds Marina (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: La Crosse Outlet Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in French Island include: Island Park Baptist Church (A), Olivet Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in French Island: Louis Nelson County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.2%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in French Island, WI

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French Island compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for French Island

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Free Church of America
Adherents	45.9%	25.2%	11.7%	3.4%	2.2%
Congregations	13.2%	19.8%	11.0%	5.5%	4.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	5.0%
Congregations	6.6%	3.3%	3.3%	4.4%	28.6%

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.

6.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.13%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($28,636 average AGI)
from Vernon County, WI	0.48% ($28,318)
from Trempealeau County, WI	0.34% ($31,648)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($99 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($31,581 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	0.47% ($26,628)
to Vernon County, WI	0.38% ($34,775)

Strongest AM radio stations in French Island:

WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WLFN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WKBH (1570 AM; 1 kW; HOLMEN, WI)
WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in French Island:

WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

TV broadcast stations around French Island:

WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
W67CH (Channel 67; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$197,480	19	$113,115	45	$108,990	7	$28,711	1	$1,627,850	8	$117,683	2	$45,930
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$121,700	2	$115,640	7	$79,204	1	$26,580	0	$0	1	$214,500	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	21	$106,450	2	$28,910	0	$0	1	$87,660	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$92,790	9	$113,208	1	$53,160	0	$0	1	$40,100	1	$27,510
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	2	$135,925	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	7	$127,700	5	$139,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$111,680	1	$228,950
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00

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