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Waupaca County

Population in July 2008: 579. Population change since 2000: -10.8%
 

Males: 301  (52.1%)
Females: 278  (47.9%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,041 (it was $40,104 in 2000)
Helvetia:  $48,041
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,344
Helvetia:  $25,344
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $152,430 (it was $95,700 in 2000)
Helvetia:  $152,430
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $177,765; Detached houses: $186,227; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,090; Mobile homes: $50,952

Helvetia, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Helvetia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Helvetia: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (60.1%), Norwegian (23.6%), Polish (7.6%), Irish (6.8%), Danish (6.2%), French (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1326 feet

Land area: 35.9 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Helvetia

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Helvetia town

  • Never married: 16.0%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
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:

Helvetia:  1.1% ($1,067)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (36.8 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (103.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (199.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Iola, WI (2.3 miles ), Big Falls, WI (2.3 miles) , Iola, WI (2.3 miles ), Union, WI (2.5 miles ), Wyoming, WI (2.5 miles ), St. Lawrence, WI (2.5 miles ), Ogdensburg, WI (2.5 miles ), Scandinavia, WI (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.54 N, Longitude: 89.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Helvetia household income distribution Helvetia home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+10.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (23%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)



Helvetia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Helvetia town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Helvetia:
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles; WAUPACA, WI)
  • NEW LONDON FAMILY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 18 miles; NEW LONDON, WI)
  • ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)

Amtrak stations near Helvetia:
  • 12 miles: MARION (U.S. HWY 45) - Bus Station
  • 14 miles: TIGERTON (U.S. HWY 45 & HWY M) - Bus Station
  • 15 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Helvetia:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 33 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 43 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 54 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

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Lakes: Price Lake (A), Lutz Lake (B), Goodhal Lake (C), Blue Mountain Lake (D), Campbell Lake (E), Gregerson Lake (F), Roland Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: North Fork Blake Creek (A), South Fork Blake Creek (B), South Fork Whitcomb Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Helvetia: Keller Whitcomb Creek Woods State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Helvetia, WI



Helvetia 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Waupaca County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Electricity (6%)


Religion statistics for Helvetia

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents30.9%25.6%16.3%13.0%5.4%
Congregations9.7%20.8%8.3%13.9%11.1%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.4%1.7%1.2%0.8%2.7%
Congregations4.2%4.2%2.8%1.4%23.6%
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.


5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.84%
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 Outagamie County, WI  1.34% ($37,234 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, WI  0.67% ($40,940)
from Portage County, WI  0.46% ($43,478)


6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.08%
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 Outagamie County, WI  1.39% ($35,200 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, WI  0.71% ($30,657)
to Portage County, WI  0.42% ($27,440)


Strongest AM radio stations in Helvetia:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Helvetia:
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Helvetia:
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 57
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 1,480

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