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Iron County

Population in July 2008: 329. Population change since 2000: -7.3%
 

Males: 160  (48.7%)
Females: 169  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  49.2 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $38,059 (it was $30,917 in 2000)
Oma:  $38,059
Wisconsin:  $52,094

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,671

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $142,071 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
Oma:  $142,071
Wisconsin:  $173,300

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $188,379; Detached houses: $188,811; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Oma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Oma: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (25.4%), Italian (16.9%), Irish (13.8%), Polish (11.3%), French (6.8%), Swedish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 74.7 square miles.

Population density: 4.4 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Oma

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oma town

  • Never married: 10.6%
  • Now married: 71.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Oma:  1.7% ($1,484)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (104.1 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (174.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (329.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mercer, WI (2.9 miles ), Winchester, WI (3.0 miles ), Carey, WI (3.0 miles) , Pence, WI (3.4 miles) , Ironwood, MI (3.6 miles ), Hurley, WI (3.7 miles ), Montreal, WI (3.7 miles ), Bessemer, MI (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 46.28 N, Longitude: 90.05 W

Oma household income distribution Oma home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +90 (+34.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)



Oma-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Oma town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 tornado 31.5 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Oma:
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 34 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oma:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 101 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 103 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 108 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 123 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Sandrock (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Oma: Finnish Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Dumbell Lake (A), Spinnet Lake (B), Pine Lake (C), American Lake (D), Evelyn, Lake (E), Hewitt Lake (F), Fisher Lake (G), Barbara, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Lake One Creek (A), Pardee Creek (B), Sandrock Creek (C), South Fork Black River (D), Virgin Creek (E), Laymans Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oma include: Underwood State Wildlife Area (1), Schomberg County Park (2), Oma Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  16.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oma, WI



Oma compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Iron County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Oma

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.11%
Here37.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther
Adherents75.8%7.9%6.7%4.6%5.1%
Congregations41.7%16.7%8.3%8.3%25.0%
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.


6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,891 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.84%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gogebic County, MI  1.65% ($26,690 average AGI)


7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,103 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.20%
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:
to Gogebic County, MI  1.29% ($19,273 average AGI)
to Ashland County, WI  0.43% ($20,000)
to Oneida County, WI  0.43% ($42,909)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oma:
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oma:
  • WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
  • W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W224AW (92.7 FM; BERGLAND, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oma:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $133,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,268
Total average daily truck traffic: 298
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 4,153


Oma on our top lists:
    • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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