Hoard, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +41.6%
| Males: 408 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 433 |  (51.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54460.
| Hoard: | $63,117 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,084 (it was $12,273 in 2000)
Hoard town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $147,763 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| Hoard: | $147,763 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $219,245; detached houses: $223,709; townhouses or other attached units: $302,988; in 2-unit structures: $128,535; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,848; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $472,971; mobile homes: $106,493; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: over $1,000,000
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hoard, WI
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- 82297.7%White alone
- 60.7%American Indian alone
- 50.6%Black alone
- 40.5%Two or more races
- 40.5%Hispanic
Races in Hoard detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (52.9%), Norwegian (12.8%), Swiss (7.1%), Irish (5.6%), Polish (5.4%), Swedish (5.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.3 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
10 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Hoard town: | 1.2% ($736) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(50.7 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (128.5 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (259.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Curtiss, WI (1.9 miles),
Withee, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Green Grove, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Hixon, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Holway, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Maplehurst, WI (2.8 miles )
)Latitude: 44.99 N, Longitude: 90.49 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $325,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $157,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $156,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,900
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $111,500
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,500
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (31.8%)
- Food (10.3%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Wood products (8.0%)
- Educational services (6.1%)
- Construction (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (2.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (39.4%)
- Wood products (13.5%)
- Food (11.6%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Educational services (3.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.2%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (20.8%)
- Health care (20.8%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Food (8.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (2.8%)
- Textile mills & textile products (2.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
- Food processing workers (4.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Food processing workers (4.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Food processing workers (4.7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.7%)
Average climate in Hoard, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 82.8. This is about average.
| City: | 82.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 39.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.03. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.03 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Hoard-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Hoard town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 tornado 35.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
Earthquake activity:
Hoard-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% 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 274.0 miles away from Hoard center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 256.9 miles away from Hoard 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 231.6 miles away from Hoard center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 286.1 miles away from Hoard center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 316.9 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) earthquake occurred 232.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clark County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Hoard:
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-CONTINENTAL MANOR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ABBOTSFORD, WI)
- COLONIAL CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; COLBY, WI)
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; MEDFORD, WI)
- MEMORIAL NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; MEDFORD, WI)
- OAKBROOK HLTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; THORP, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hoard:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 42 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 52 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 52 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 55 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 56 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 71 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Winona State University (about 87 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
Points of interest:
Church in Hoard: Norwegian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Curtiss Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: 1 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 3.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 80.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
| This town: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Hoard:
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 7.1%
For population 25 years and over in Hoard:
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Hoard, WI (based on Clark County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9,535 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,594 | 41 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,981 | 25 |
| Other | 7 | 5 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 14,573 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| This county: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Here: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26
| Clark County: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Clark County: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 16.2% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Hoard:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Hoard:
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Hoard:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 26ft / 8.2mTotal length
- $531,000Total costs
- 290Total average daily traffic
- 315Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Hoard 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.
- 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.