Hill, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -8.5%
Males: 173 | (52.0%) |
Females: 160 | (48.0%) |
Median resident age: | 48.6 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54459.
Hill: | $50,927 |
WI: | $67,125 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $40,868 (it was $23,222 in 2000)
Hill town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $150,533 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
Hill: | $150,533 |
WI: | $230,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $188,887; detached houses: $197,570; townhouses or other attached units: $282,111; in 2-unit structures: $132,899; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,297; mobile homes: $69,098
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hill, WI
- 32998.8%White alone
- 30.9%American Indian alone
- 10.3%Asian alone
Races in Hill detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (35.4%), Swedish (32.4%), Irish (8.8%), Czech (6.0%), English (6.0%), Polish (5.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.1 square miles.
Population density: 9.5 people per square mile (very low).
1 resident is foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Hill town: | 1.8% ($1,325) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (75.5 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (144.9 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (279.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.44 N, Longitude: 90.22 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $244,800
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $237,700
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $208,900
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $161,100
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,100
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,800
Here: | 3.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.5% |
- Wood products (15.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.3%)
- Educational services (12.0%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Health care (5.7%)
- Machinery (5.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Wood products (25.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.8%)
- Construction (12.9%)
- Machinery (8.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Educational services (21.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.8%)
- Health care (10.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.1%)
- Finance & insurance (8.1%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.1%)
- Other financial specialists (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.9%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Carpenters (6.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
- Registered nurses (6.8%)
- Cashiers (6.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Other financial specialists (5.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
Average climate in Hill, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 60.5. This is better than average.
City: | 60.5 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 6.59. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 24.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.59 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Tornado activity:
Hill-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Hill town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 tornado 32.6 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 282.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 282.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 294.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 254.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 325.7 miles away from Hill center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 184.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Price County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hill:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 42 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 71 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 76 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 77 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 77 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 85 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 92 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Hill Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Garden of Memory Cemetery (1), Levitt Creek Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Pearson Lake (A), Risberg Lake (B), Bass Lake (C), Timms Lake (D), Fickle Lake (E), Lindberg Lake (F), Hultman Lake (G), Johnson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Levitt Creek (A), Alcohol Creek (B), North Branch Holmes Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.4 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 69.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 5.8% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Hill:
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 3.7%
For population 25 years and over in Hill:
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.6 minutes
Here: | 9.9 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Hill, WI (based on Price County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 4,502 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,224 | 20 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,445 | 9 |
Other | 3 | 1 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 5,985 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Price County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Price County: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Price County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.79 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Price County: | 9.2% |
State: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.3% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 13.1% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Hill:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hill:
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Hill:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- 48.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.1%Wood
- 11.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.1%Electricity
- 2.2%Utility gas
- 71.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.6%Wood
Hill compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below 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 significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.