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Taylor County

Population in July 2008: 817. Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 

Males: 420  (51.5%)
Females: 397  (48.5%)

Median resident age:  30.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,921 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Holway:  $44,921
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,081
Holway:  $18,081
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,495 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
Holway:  $111,495
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,829; Detached houses: $152,465; Townhouses or other attached units: $58,092; In 2-unit structures: $71,515; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $9,453; Mobile homes: $37,159

Holway, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Holway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Holway: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (47.1%), Norwegian (6.7%), Polish (5.2%), Irish (4.4%), United States (4.2%), Swiss (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 782 feet

Land area: 36.4 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Holway

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Holway town

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
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:

Holway:  1.4% ($971)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (52.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (128.4 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (264.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hammel, WI (2.3 miles ), Little Black, WI (2.5 miles ), Maplehurst, WI (2.5 miles ), Hoard, WI (2.5 miles ), Medford, WI (2.8 miles ), Mayville, WI (2.9 miles ), Stetsonville, WI (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $37,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.08 N, Longitude: 90.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Holway household income distribution Holway home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +82 (+10.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (25%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (3%)



Holway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Holway 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 4 tornado 29.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Holway:
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 7 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 29 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 29 miles; STANLEY, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holway:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 53 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 60 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 72 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)

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Churches in Holway include: Saint Marys Church (A), Holway Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (1), Amish Cemetery (2), Our Saviours Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.9%
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:  20.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Holway, WI



Holway compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Holway

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents57.9%17.6%7.5%6.1%2.5%
Congregations28.1%15.6%9.4%9.4%6.3%
NameBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of ChristOld Order AmishNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.8%1.4%1.0%2.0%
Congregations3.1%3.1%9.4%3.1%12.5%
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.


4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
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 Clark County, WI  0.77% ($28,276 average AGI)
from Marathon County, WI  0.41% ($36,226)
from Price County, WI  0.33% ($33,360)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,611 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.84% ($26,375 average AGI)
to Clark County, WI  0.69% ($24,212)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.41% ($27,161)


Strongest AM radio stations in Holway:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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 Holway:
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Holway:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $1,218,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,572
Total average daily truck traffic: 137
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 4,695

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 2
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 2
  • 1970-1979: 3
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Holway, WI

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