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Florence County

Population in July 2008: 350. Population change since 2000: -7.4%
 

Males: 177  (50.8%)
Females: 173  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,266 (it was $31,944 in 2000)
Homestead:  $38,266
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,325
Homestead:  $28,325
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,743 (it was $68,900 in 2000)
Homestead:  $109,743
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $161,831; Detached houses: $180,588; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,848; In 2-unit structures: $51,650; Mobile homes: $37,273; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Homestead:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Homestead: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (31.2%), Swedish (23.5%), Norwegian (10.6%), Irish (9.3%), English (9.0%), Polish (7.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 783 feet

Land area: 53.9 square miles.

Population density: 6.5 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Homestead

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Homestead town

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 2.8%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
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:

Homestead:  1.4% ($991)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (87.5 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (188.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (273.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fern, WI (2.7 miles) , Commonwealth, WI (2.7 miles ), Aurora, WI (2.9 miles ), Goodman, WI (3.1 miles ), Kingsford, MI (3.1 miles ), Florence, WI (3.2 miles ), Iron Mountain, MI (3.3 miles ), Fence, WI (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 45.76 N, Longitude: 88.28 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Homestead household income distribution Homestead home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+11.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)



Homestead-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Homestead town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/11/1987, a category 3 tornado 19.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Homestead:
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Homestead:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 88 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 99 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)

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Lakes: West Bass Lake (A), Bass Lake (B), Scout Lake (C), Marm Lake (D), Sand Lake (E), Mirror Lake (F), Hord Lake (G), Buckskin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Lake Branch (A), Lund Creek (B), South Branch Little Popple River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Homestead: Homestead Park (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:  69.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Homestead, WI



Homestead 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Florence County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Wood (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Homestead

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodPentecostal Church of GodBaptist General ConferenceOther religions
Adherents68.1%9.8%6.9%5.6%9.7%
Congregations30.0%20.0%20.0%10.0%20.0%
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.


7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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 Dickinson County, MI  1.99% ($58,921 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI  0.79% ($18,933)


6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Dickinson County, MI  2.05% ($38,103 average AGI)
to Marinette County, WI  0.68% ($31,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Homestead:
  • WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WIKB (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Homestead:
  • WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
  • WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
  • W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
  • WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WMVM (91.3 FM; GOODMAN, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIKB-FM (99.1 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Homestead:
  • W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WDHS (Channel 8; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 742
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,146

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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