Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.27. This is about average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.0%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 3.0 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 67.6% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Norwalk, WI
Norwalk compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Norwalk (2011 data):
- Community State Bank: at 108 Main St, branch established on 03/25/1933. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2.6 mil, Deposits: $2.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (5%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Norwalk:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.31%
| Here |  | 61.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 41.3% | 15.6% | 15.5% | 5.9% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 12.9% | 12.9% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Old Order Amish | Evangelical Free Church of America | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
| Congregations | 18.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 22.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Monroe County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Monroe County: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 32 | This county: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Monroe County: | 8.7% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Monroe County: | 27.1% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,331 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $1,997 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $990 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,252 | $27,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,940 | $35,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,528 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,672 | $30,688 | 12 | $5,846 |
Norwalk government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $62,000 ($100.49)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($30.79)
All Other: $13,000 ($21.07)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($1.62)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $187,000 ($303.08)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $111,000 ($179.90)
Water Utilities: $57,000 ($92.38)
Regular Highways: $46,000 ($74.55)
Fire Protection: $46,000 ($74.55)
Housing & Community Development: $31,000 ($50.24)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($45.38)
Central Staff Services: $25,000 ($40.52)
Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($37.28)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($35.66)
Libraries: $19,000 ($30.79)
General - Other: $16,000 ($25.93)
Financial Administration: $13,000 ($21.07)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($12.97)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($8.10)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($4.86)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000 ($3.24)
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000 ($1.62)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($3.24)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($4.86)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $168,000 ($272.29)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $29,000 ($47.00)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($45.38)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($32.41)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($21.07)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $170,000 ($275.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($21.07)
Other, NEC: $9,000 ($14.59)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000 ($32.41)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($21.07)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $185,000 ($299.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $49,000 ($79.42)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000 ($306.32)
Housing & Community Development: $31,000 ($50.24)
Highways: $13,000 ($21.07)
- Tax - Property: $77,000 ($124.80)
NEC: $3,000 ($4.86)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $164,000 ($265.80)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($16.21)
6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,168 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.73% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($584 average AGI)| Monroe County: | 0.10% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.08% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,591 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.37% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Norwalk:
- WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WTMB (1460 AM; 1 kW; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- 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)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Norwalk:
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Norwalk:
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Norwalk fatal accident list:
Mar 30, 1978 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $607,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 259
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,480
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 - ROBERT OSTERMEIER, Cth T 7 Mi Ne (Lat: 43.920000 Lon: -90.592778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, Licensee ID: L00007685
Registrant: Wisconsin Bell Inc., 529 South 7th Street; Rm 3a, Springfield, IL 62721, Phone: (217) 527-2367 - Robert Ostermeier, Cth T 7 Mi Ne (Lat: 43.920000 Lon: -90.592778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m
Registrant: Sbc Midwest Regional Wireless Engineering, 6889 Snowville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141, Phone: (440) 838-2912 - Steven Daily, Cth T 7 Mi Ne (Lat: 43.920000 Lon: -90.592778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, Licensee ID: L00007685
Registrant: Wisconsin Bell Inc., 6889 Snowville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141, Phone: (440) 838-2912 - SANDY PETERS, 19382 Leather Ave (Lat: 43.826472 Lon: -90.603833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 79 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- SANDY PETERS, 19382 Leather Avenue (Lat: 43.826472 Lon: -90.603833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 79 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Brian Meier, 24461 Lamplighter Rd (Lat: 43.821500 Lon: -90.748806), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.3 m
Registrant: Central States Tower Holdings, LLC, 323 S. Hale St., Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60187, Phone: (630) 221-8500, Email:
- Cth T 7 Mi Ne (Lat: 43.920000 Lon: -90.592778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m
Registrant: Wisconsin Bell Inc, 722 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Phone: (414) 678-2587
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Norwalk, Various Locations (Lat: 43.846083 Lon: -90.712917), Type: N/A, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPQX589
Assigned Frequencies: 952.106 MHz, 928.106 MHz Grant Date: 11/08/2000, Expiration Date: 11/08/2010, Cancellation Date: 05/24/2002, Certifier: Colin Flannery
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037-1128, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: K9ALT, Licensee ID: L00605413
Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 02/10/2019
Registrant: Glenn S Gardner, 26441 County Hwy U, Norwalk, WI 54648 - Call Sign: KC9PXZ, Licensee ID: L01494398
Grant Date: 06/03/2009, Expiration Date: 06/03/2019, Certifier: James H Cameron Jr
Registrant: James H Cameron Jr, 416 Main Street, Norwalk, WI 54648
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 24957 , Serial Number: 15280472, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Littner Aviation Inc, 17719 Lariat Ave, Norwalk, WI 54648 - Aircraft: 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2640N , Serial Number: 12898, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1956
Registrant (Individual): Wendell H Zietlow, Po Box 208, Norwalk, WI 54648 - Aircraft: RV6A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 38PG , Serial Number: RV 22729 PG, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 08/28/1998
Registrant (Individual): Douglas J Duncan, 19383 Cty M, Norwalk, WI 54648
| Most common first names in Norwalk, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 13 | 74.2 years |
| Anna | 8 | 85.0 years |
| George | 7 | 84.3 years |
| William | 6 | 82.0 years |
| Arthur | 6 | 74.6 years |
| Edward | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Emma | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Henry | 5 | 84.6 years |
| Mary | 5 | 78.0 years |
| Clarence | 5 | 77.2 years |
| Most common last names in Norwalk, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Schmitz | 9 | 74.8 years |
| Schaefer | 8 | 78.4 years |
| Heilman | 7 | 76.3 years |
| Williams | 7 | 80.2 years |
| Dreier | 6 | 90.4 years |
| Kroeger | 6 | 72.7 years |
| Steinhoff | 6 | 79.0 years |
| Vieth | 6 | 77.2 years |
| Haldeman | 5 | 82.6 years |
| Muehlenkamp | 4 | 71.8 years |
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