Ithaca, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 717. Population change since 2000: +10.6%

Males: 367	(51.2%)
Females: 350	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,578 (it was $42,222 in 2000)

Ithaca:	$50,578
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,878

Ithaca:	$22,878
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,829 (it was $90,300 in 2000)

Ithaca:	$143,829
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $237,933; Detached houses: $254,688; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,040; Mobile homes: $60,000

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Races in Ithaca:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ithaca: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (58.6%), Irish (18.8%), Norwegian (13.3%), English (9.4%), United States (4.0%), French (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 734 feet

Land area: 36.0 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ithaca

High school or higher: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ithaca town

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 70.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 7.1%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
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:

Ithaca:	1.5% ($1,380)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (46.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (166.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bear Creek, WI (2.3 miles ), Buena Vista, WI (2.3 miles ), Richland, WI (2.5 miles ), Richland Center, WI (2.5 miles ), Orion, WI (2.7 miles ), Willow, WI (2.8 miles ), Rockbridge, WI (3.0 miles ), Washington, WI (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $125,600
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $162,500
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $136,400
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,100
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,300
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $177,300
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.33 N, Longitude: 90.26 W

Area code: 608

Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+2.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
Construction (12%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Average climate in Ithaca, Wisconsin

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Ithaca-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Ithaca town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ithaca:

RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 8 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 20 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 22 miles; BARABOO, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Ithaca, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ithaca:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 43 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)

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Notable locations in Ithaca: Sun Valley Holstein Farm (A), East Lawn Stock Farm (B), Lambersons Dairy Farm (C), Wiedenfelds Homestead (D), Big Spring Farm (E), Green Valley Stock Farm (F), Maple Cottage Farm (G), Castle Rock Farm (H), The Glen (I), Sunrise Stock Farm (J), Valleyview Stock Farm (K), Valleyview Farm (L), Valley Junction Stock Farm (M), Cold Spring Farm (N), Sunnylawn Stock Farm (O), Golden Willow Stock Farm (P), Trout Brook Farm (Q), Little Willow Valley Farm (R), Little Valley Stock Farm (S), Little Valley Dairy Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Willow Valley Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Neptune Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Little Willow Creek (A), Misslich Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.5%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.8%
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:	5.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ithaca, WI

Ithaca compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly 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 above 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 Richland County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%) Wood (17%) Utility gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (2%)

Religion statistics for Ithaca

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	38.0%	19.7%	14.9%	4.1%	2.5%
Congregations	11.8%	26.5%	8.8%	2.9%	5.9%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	12.0%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	5.9%	2.9%	29.4%

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.

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,917 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:

from Sauk County, WI	1.15% ($30,064 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI	0.93% ($23,302)
from Dane County, WI	0.81% ($78,127)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
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 Dane County, WI	0.98% ($102,000 average AGI)
to Sauk County, WI	0.95% ($32,108)
to Grant County, WI	0.88% ($31,450)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ithaca:

WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ithaca:

WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ithaca:

WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $269,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,054
Total average daily truck traffic: 327
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 7,214

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 5
2000-2009: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Ithaca, WI

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