Little Rice, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -2.5%
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| Males: 168 |  (54.9%) |
| Females: 138 |  (45.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 52.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54487.
| Little Rice: | $70,168 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $44,033 (it was $21,659 in 2000)
Little Rice town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,187 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| Little Rice: | $189,187 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $309,003; detached houses: $324,814; townhouses or other attached units: $295,405; in 2-unit structures: $283,438; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $191,102; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,640; mobile homes: $91,749; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $158,067
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Little Rice, WI
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- 29897.4%White alone
- 51.6%Hispanic
- 31.0%Two or more races
Races in Little Rice detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (43.9%), Polish (18.5%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.3%), French (6.7%), Swedish (6.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 68.1 square miles.
Population density: 4.5 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Little Rice town: | 1.5% ($1,240) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(98.4 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (166.0 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lynne, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Nokomis, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Cassian, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Bradley, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Hazelhurst, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Woodboro, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Somo, WI (3.4 miles),
Latitude: 45.64 N, Longitude: 89.84 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (10.5%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Transportation equipment (6.6%)
- Metal & metal products (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.3%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Construction (14.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.9%)
- Metal & metal products (7.8%)
- Transportation equipment (6.7%)
- Wood products (6.7%)
- Machinery (5.6%)
- Paper (5.6%)
- Health care (25.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (17.7%)
- Transportation equipment (6.5%)
- Paper (4.8%)
- Machinery (4.8%)
- Construction (4.8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.9%)
- Top executives (6.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Top executives (11.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12.9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.8%)
Average climate in Little Rice, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 4.36. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 4.36 |
| U.S.: | 72.56 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.767. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.767 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 31.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Little Rice-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.3 miles away from the Little Rice town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Little Rice-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 299.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 292.7 miles away from Little Rice center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 321.9 miles away from Little Rice center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 311.7 miles away from Little Rice center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 262.4 miles away from Little Rice center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 187.1 miles away from Little Rice center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oneida County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Little Rice:
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 12 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-RIVERVIEW (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 13 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GOLDEN AGE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little Rice:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 47 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 78 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 87 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 100 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 100 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 101 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 114 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Little Rice: Little Rice Townhall (A), Little Rice Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bass Lake (A), Burrows Lake (B), Gobler Lake (C), Killarney Lake (D), Willow Reservoir 327 (E), Willow Reservoir (F), Lake 31-3 3 (G), Killarney Lake 32 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Oelhafen Creek (B), Brown Creek (C), Clukey Creek (D), Little Rice River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Little Rice: Gobler Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.0 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 1.9% of all households
| This town: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Little Rice:
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 5.8%
For population 25 years and over in Little Rice:
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Little Rice, WI (based on Oneida County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 10,327 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,151 | 32 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,654 | 11 |
| Other | 465 | 6 |
| Orthodox | 16 | 1 |
| None | 15,385 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Oneida County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Oneida County: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Oneida County: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
| This county: | 20.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Oneida County: | 8.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Oneida County: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Little Rice:
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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)
- WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Little Rice:
- WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Little Rice:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W02CF (Channel 2; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 26ft / 8.3mTotal length
- $526,000Total costs
- 992Total average daily traffic
- 63Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,090Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Little Rice 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.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age 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.