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Jefferson County

Population in July 2007: 3,311.
Males: 1,633  (49.3%)
Females: 1,678  (50.7%)
Median resident age:  39.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,400 (it was $54,412 in 2000)
Oakland  $63,400
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $236,400 (it was $161,700 in 2000)
Oakland  $236,400
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Oakland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Oakland: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.0%), Norwegian (20.1%), Irish (11.9%), English (7.5%), Polish (5.9%), Italian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 34.9 square miles.

Population density: 95 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oakland

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

32 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
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:

Oakland:  1.8% ($2,843)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (21.3 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (30.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (118.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Ripley, WI (2.1 miles ), Cambridge, WI (3.7 miles ), Rockdale, WI (4.8 miles ), Sumner, WI (5.8 miles ), Lake Mills, WI (6.3 miles ), Deerfield, WI (8.1 miles ), Christiana, WI (8.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.99 N, Longitude: 88.97 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Average climate in Oakland, Wisconsin

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Oakland-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the Oakland town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:
  • FORT ATKINSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 10 miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI)
  • MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; EDGERTON, WI)
  • STOUGHTON HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STOUGHTON, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:
  • ROCK CO (about 26 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 28 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 56 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:
  • FORT ATKINSON MUNI (about 11 miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI; ID: 61C)
  • JANA (about 11 miles; EDGERTON, WI; ID: 58C)
  • BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD (about 17 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: 87Y)

Amtrak station near Oakland:
  • 19 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 20 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 32 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 33 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)

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Church in Oakland: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), North Oakland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Ripley, Lake (A), Red Cedar Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Oakland: Red Cedar Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Oakland compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:




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7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.60%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($73 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Waukesha County, WI  1.57% ($46,643 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  1.18% ($41,295)
from Dodge County, WI  1.08% ($33,817)


7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.54%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.03%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dodge County, WI  1.29% ($36,545 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  1.28% ($36,843)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.97% ($40,479)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oakland:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakland:
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)

TV broadcast stations around Oakland:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)




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