Medary, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,497. Population change since 2000: +2.3%

Males: 764	(51.1%)
Females: 733	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,529 (it was $57,431 in 2000)

Medary:	$70,529
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,863

Medary:	$30,863
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $196,649 (it was $125,600 in 2000)

Medary:	$196,649
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $199,852; Detached houses: $209,367; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,417; In 2-unit structures: $221,158; Mobile homes: $18,462

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Races in Medary:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Medary: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.3%), Norwegian (21.9%), Irish (9.8%), Polish (9.4%), English (5.9%), French (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 11.7 square miles.

Population density: 128 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Medary

High school or higher: 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Medary town

Never married: 24.8%
Now married: 64.0%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 6.5%

20 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.4%
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:

Medary:	1.4% ($1,807)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (3.9 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (104.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (225.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Onalaska, WI (1.7 miles ), La Crosse, WI (2.0 miles ), French Island, WI (2.0 miles ), Campbell, WI (2.0 miles ), Barre, WI (2.1 miles ), West Salem, WI (2.4 miles ), Hamilton, WI (2.4 miles ), Shelby, WI (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 43.86 N, Longitude: 91.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+10.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Educational services (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Medary, Wisconsin

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Medary-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Medary town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 tornado 15.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Medary:

FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 3 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 21 miles; SPARTA, WI)

Amtrak station near Medary:

4 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Medary:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 3 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 29 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 59 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.6%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medary, WI

Medary compared to Wisconsin state average:

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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%) Utility gas (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Wood (7%) Electricity (6%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Medary

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Free Church of America
Adherents	45.9%	25.2%	11.7%	3.4%	2.2%
Congregations	13.2%	19.8%	11.0%	5.5%	4.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	5.0%
Congregations	6.6%	3.3%	3.3%	4.4%	28.6%

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.

6.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.13%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

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

from Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($28,636 average AGI)
from Vernon County, WI	0.48% ($28,318)
from Trempealeau County, WI	0.34% ($31,648)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($99 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

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

to Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($31,581 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	0.47% ($26,628)
to Vernon County, WI	0.38% ($34,775)

Strongest AM radio stations in Medary:

WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WLFN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WKBH (1570 AM; 1 kW; HOLMEN, WI)
WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Medary:

K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Medary:

WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
W67CH (Channel 67; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 18
Total length: 138 meters (453ft)
Total costs: $1,383,000
Total average daily traffic: 257,908
Total average daily truck traffic: 21,392

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 8
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 5

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Medary, WI

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1

.5 Mi S Of Cty B On Quarry Rd, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: KPN763
Assigned Frequencies : 152.870 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/1995, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
Registrant: Starboard Media Foundation, Inc., 1496 Bellevue, Suite 201, Green Bay, WI 50311-4205, Phone: (920) 406-7326, Email:

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