Mead, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.7%
Males: 173 | (53.9%) |
Females: 148 | (46.1%) |
Median resident age: | 39.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54437.
Mead: | $57,074 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,412 (it was $13,459 in 2000)
Mead town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $214,434 (it was $90,700 in 2000)
Mead: | $214,434 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $219,245; detached houses: $223,709; townhouses or other attached units: $302,988; in 2-unit structures: $128,535; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,848; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $472,971; mobile homes: $106,493; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: over $1,000,000
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mead, WI
- 31196.9%White alone
- 72.2%American Indian alone
- 20.6%Two or more races
- 10.3%Black alone
Races in Mead detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (55.2%), Norwegian (9.0%), Polish (8.6%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.9%), Swiss (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.1 square miles.
Population density: 9.1 people per square mile (very low).
Mead town: | 2.4% ($2,167) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (37.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (117.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (255.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 90.73 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $400,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,700
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $29,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $208,500
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,500
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $101,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,500
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $78,500
Here: | 2.8% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.8%)
- Food (10.5%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Social assistance (5.3%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (3.9%)
- Food (20.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.7%)
- Construction (11.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.3%)
- Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5.1%)
- Wood products (3.8%)
- Health care (16.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.7%)
- Educational services (13.7%)
- Social assistance (11.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Cashiers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Cashiers (9.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5.5%)
- Child care workers (5.5%)
Average climate in Mead, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Mead-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Mead town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 28.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mead-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% 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 265.4 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 248.6 miles away from Mead center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 277.4 miles away from Mead 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 225.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 319.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 222.6 miles away from Mead center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clark County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mead:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 38 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 55 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 55 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 59 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 61 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Winona State University (about 69 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Veterans Memorial County Park Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Mead Lake 95 (A), 0.3 Reservoir (B), Mead Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Creek (A), Rocky Run (B), Norwegian Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Mead: North Mead Lake County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 68.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 20.0% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 7.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Mead:
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 4.3%
For population 25 years and over in Mead:
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Here: | 11.8 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mead, WI (based on Clark County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 9,535 | 9 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,594 | 41 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,981 | 25 |
Other | 7 | 5 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 14,573 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Clark County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Clark County: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.9% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Clark County: | 28.3% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Clark County: | 16.2% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mead:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Mead:
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Mead:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 39ft / 12.1mTotal length
- 743Total average daily traffic
- 33Total average daily truck traffic
- 813Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 54.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.1%Wood
- 12.5%Electricity
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Utility gas
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.3%Wood
- 16.7%Electricity
Mead 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 significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.