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Price County

Population in July 2007: 1,206.
Males: 613  (50.9%)
Females: 593  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,656 (it was $39,783 in 2000)
Lake:  $47,656
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,002
Lake:  $26,002
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,821 (it was $85,900 in 2000)
Lake:  $136,821
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,623; Detached houses: $168,717; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,090; Mobile homes: $46,364

Lake, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (56.7%), Irish (13.1%), Norwegian (8.3%), Czech (7.6%), English (5.4%), Polish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 832 feet

Land area: 88.6 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Lake

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
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:

Lake:  1.8% ($1,557)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (89.8 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (141.7 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (316.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Park Falls, WI (2.2 miles ), Butternut, WI (2.5 miles ), Chippewa, WI (3.2 miles ), Flambeau, WI (3.3 miles ), Eisenstein, WI (3.4 miles ), Agenda, WI (3.6 miles ), Fifield, WI (3.6 miles ), Peeksville, WI (3.7 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $80,300
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $179,400
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $190,400
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $101,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.93 N, Longitude: 90.55 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Lake household income distribution Lake home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)



Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Lake town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 42 miles; LADYSMITH, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 88 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 92 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 95 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 100 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Leonards Lakes (A), Alice, Lake (B), Smith Lake (C), Annie, Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Schnur Lake (F), Mill Pond (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Gardner Creek (B), Flood Creek (C), Sixmile Creek (D), Smith Creek (E), Spiller Creek (F), Betsy Creek (G), Hay Creek (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake, WI



Lake compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Price County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Wood (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (5%)


Religion statistics for Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of Christ
Adherents48.1%18.1%15.4%6.8%3.8%
Congregations15.2%12.1%18.2%12.1%6.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.5%1.3%1.5%
Congregations3.0%9.1%6.1%3.0%15.2%
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.


5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Ashland County, WI  0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI  0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI  0.33% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
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 Taylor County, WI  0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI  0.36% ($35,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake:
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake:
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Lake:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total average daily traffic: 7,855
Total average daily truck traffic: 266
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 9,265

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