Marathon City, Wisconsin

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Marathon County

Population in July 2008: 1,540. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 739	(48.0%)
Females: 801	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54448.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,075 (it was $44,063 in 2000)

Marathon City:	$52,075
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,281

Marathon City:	$26,281
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,889 (it was $91,900 in 2000)

Marathon City:	$134,889
Wisconsin:	$168,800

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Races in Marathon City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Chinese (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Marathon City: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (66.1%), Polish (22.0%), Norwegian (4.8%), Irish (4.5%), French (3.6%), French Canadian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1884

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 2.04 square miles.

Population density: 756 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Marathon City

High school or higher: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marathon City village

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 60.1%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 7.6%

25 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.5%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Marathon City:	2.1% ($1,907)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (81.4 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (130.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (239.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cassel, WI (2.0 miles ), Marathon, WI (2.0 miles ), Rib Falls, WI (2.2 miles ), Stettin, WI (2.4 miles ), Edgar, WI (2.5 miles ), Rib Mountain, WI (2.9 miles ), Mosinee, WI (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $131,300
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,400
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $169,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $216,500
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $195,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $153,300
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $210,000
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $155,000
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.93 N, Longitude: 89.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+3.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (13%)
Construction (10%)
Wood products (9%)
Paper (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Food (12%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Crime in Marathon City by Year
Type	2001	2003	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	3	0	8	4
per 100,000	181.6	0.0	521.2	256.1
Burglaries	5	5	3	7
per 100,000	302.7	311.5	195.4	448.1
Thefts	16	19	44	30
per 100,000	968.5	1183.8	2866.4	1920.6
Auto thefts	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	121.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	N/A	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	N/A	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	105.9	69.2	232.6	159.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.30
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Marathon City, Wisconsin

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Marathon City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the Marathon City village center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the village center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Marathon City:

WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (about 16 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 21 miles; MERRILL, WI)

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Amtrak station near Marathon City:

10 miles: WAUSAU (109 S. 17TH AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marathon City:

NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 31 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 81 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 82 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 89 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 96 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)

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Churches in Marathon City include: Saint Matthews Lutheran Church (A), Saint Anthony Friary (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Matthews Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Scotch Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.9%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	2.0%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This village:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marathon City, WI

10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Marathon City compared to Wisconsin state average:

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Unemployed percentage 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.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marathon County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (7%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Marathon City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Church of Christ
Adherents	51.8%	15.4%	12.3%	4.8%	3.1%
Congregations	19.7%	15.7%	12.6%	12.6%	3.9%

Name	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	5.5%
Congregations	3.9%	3.9%	1.6%	1.6%	24.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$4,904	$58,848	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$221
Water Supply	1	$3,124	$37,488	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,737	$32,844	1	$312
Streets and Highways	2	$7,215	$43,290	1	$155
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$1,393
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,460	$38,760	4	$832
Financial Administration	1	$4,871	$58,452	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$29,311	$43,967	9	$2,914

Marathon City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $324,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000

All Other: $2,000

Regular Highways: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $78,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $296,000
Regular Highways: $287,000

Sewerage: $223,000

Police Protection: $157,000

Fire Protection: $147,000

Solid Waste Management: $71,000

Central Staff Services: $65,000

Financial Administration: $32,000

General - Other: $26,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

General Public Buildings: $9,000

Libraries: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $107,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,699,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,430,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $42,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $573,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $537,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,670,000
Water Utilities: $1,100,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $223,000
Water Utilities: $68,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $123,000
Rents: $42,000

Interest Earnings: $24,000

General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $400,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,228,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $291,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $216,000
Highways: $136,000

All Other: $17,000
Tax - Property: $406,000
NEC: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $360,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000

5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.26%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($260 average AGI)
Marathon County: 0.05%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Wood County, WI	0.43% ($44,780 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, WI	0.40% ($28,839)
from Portage County, WI	0.35% ($33,553)

4.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.91%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Marathon County: 0.04%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Wood County, WI	0.34% ($28,474 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, WI	0.32% ($33,509)
to Dane County, WI	0.30% ($33,788)

Strongest AM radio stations in Marathon City:

WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marathon City:

WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
W275AC (102.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
W264AP (100.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Marathon City:

WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 12,340
Total average daily truck traffic: 492
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 17,940

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$160,960	3	$110,513	1	$22,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$133,210	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0019.00

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