Drinking water stations with addresses in Independence and their reported violations in the past:
INDEPENDENCE WATERWORKS (Population served: 1244, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 42 regular monitoring violations
LITTLE JOES (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  9.6% | | Whole state: |  8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Independence compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Independence (2007 data):
- Independence State Bank: at 23942 Sentry Drive, branch established on 1897-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-01: Bank assets: $66.5 mil, Deposits: $57.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Financial Corporation
- State Bank of Arcadia: Independence Branch at 81 Washington Street, branch established on 1998-11-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $104.3 mil, Deposits: $94.1 mil, headquarters in Arcadia, WI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: B & E Investments, Inc. (State Bank Of Arcadia) Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $757 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,011 | $36,132 | 1 | $658 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $1,517 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,984 | $35,904 | 8 | $1,630 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,359 | $16,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,601 | $31,212 | 1 | $1,065 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,092 | $25,104 | 3 | $467 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,708 | $32,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $17,756 | $30,439 | 32 | $6,093 |
Independence government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
All Other: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $40,000
Regular Highways: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $19,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $190,000
Sewerage: $152,000
Police Protection: $129,000
Fire Protection: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $102,000
Regular Highways: $101,000
Libraries: $65,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
General Public Buildings: $17,000
Health Services - Other: $16,000
General - Other: $11,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $899,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $614,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $508,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $840,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $106,000
Water Utilities: $29,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $28,000
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Rents: $9,000
Special Assessments: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $7,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $651,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $146,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $89,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $353,000
Highways: $66,000
Health & Hospitals: $23,000
All Other: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $281,000
NEC: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $273,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $54,000
6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,151 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | 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:
6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,480 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.18% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Independence:
- 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)
- KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Independence:
- WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
- KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Independence:
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
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