Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.0. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.333. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Palmyra and their reported violations in the past:
MARYS CAFE (Population served: 208, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
PLEASANT VALLEY METHODIST (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-14-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.5%
(5.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.5 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 66.6% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palmyra, WI
Palmyra compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage 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 Palmyra (2011 data):
- PALMYRA STATE BANK: Palmyra State Bank at 111 East Main Street, branch established on 1911/10/21. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $39.8 mil, Deposits: $32.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Whitewater Bancorp., Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Palmyra (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.99%
| Here |  | 77.0% |
| 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 | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 37.8% | 29.2% | 13.8% | 5.4% | 3.1% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 20.0% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 5.0% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Moravian Church in America | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 7.5% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 6.3% | 13.8% |
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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: 16 | Here: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31 | This county: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73 | Jefferson County: | 9.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jefferson County: | 7.2% | | State: | 7.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.7% | | Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,936 | $35,232 | 1 | $1,512 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,599 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,149 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $11,077 | $33,231 | 6 | $3,438 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 21 | $1,107 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $7,337 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $9,228 | $36,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,949 | $35,388 | 5 | $2,072 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $26,190 | $34,920 | 56 | $18,214 |
Palmyra government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $242,000 ($135.80)
Regular Highways: $110,000 ($61.73)
All Other: $16,000 ($8.98)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($3.93)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $596,000 ($334.46)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $351,000 ($196.97)
Police Protection: $311,000 ($174.52)
Water Utilities: $180,000 ($101.01)
Fire Protection: $153,000 ($85.86)
Regular Highways: $135,000 ($75.76)
Libraries: $123,000 ($69.02)
Solid Waste Management: $70,000 ($39.28)
Central Staff Services: $46,000 ($25.81)
General - Other: $40,000 ($22.45)
Parks & Recreation: $34,000 ($19.08)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($10.10)
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000 ($5.61)
General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($3.93)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($3.93)
- General - Interest on Debt: $317,000 ($177.89)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $4,000 ($2.24)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $64,000 ($35.91)
Highways: $2,000 ($1.12)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000 ($785.63)
Water Utilities: $1,175,000 ($659.37)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,265,000 ($1832.21)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $720,000 ($404.04)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,576,000 ($1445.57)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000 ($785.63)
Water Utilities: $1,175,000 ($659.37)
Other, NEC: $645,000 ($361.95)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $764,000 ($428.73)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $177,000 ($99.33)
General Revenue, NEC: $98,000 ($54.99)
Special Assessments: $5,000 ($2.81)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,926,000 ($1080.81)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $154,000 ($86.42)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,666,000 ($934.90)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $332,000 ($186.31)
Highways: $75,000 ($42.09)
All Other: $12,000 ($6.73)
- Tax - Property: $575,000 ($322.67)
NEC: $33,000 ($18.52)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $456,000 ($255.89)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $70,000 ($39.28)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palmyra:
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFAW (940 AM; 1 kW; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palmyra:
- WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Palmyra:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
- W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- 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)
Palmyra fatal accident list:
May 23, 2000 01:26 PM, Little Prairie Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 24, 1977 11:20 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 900
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 704
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palmyra)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - Taft & Jefferson Sts (Lat: 42.875556 Lon: -88.585111), Call Sign: KNHT564, Licensee ID: L00499846
Assigned Frequencies: 155.145 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 01/03/2014
Registrant: Palmyra, Village Of, 202 N. Second Street, Palmyra, WI 53156, Phone: (262) 495-2114, Fax: (262) 495-2519, Email:
- Taft & Jefferson Sts (Lat: 42.875556 Lon: -88.585111), Call Sign: KNDM547, Licensee ID: L00499846
Assigned Frequencies: 155.370 MHz, 158.910 MHz Grant Date: 07/30/2002, Expiration Date: 08/19/2012
Registrant: City Of Palmyra, Box 370, Palmyra, WI 53156, Phone: (414) 495-2114 - 4 Mi S (Lat: 42.808333 Lon: -88.591778), Call Sign: WRI213, Licensee ID: L00108434
Assigned Frequencies: 451.950 MHz Grant Date: 01/07/1998, Expiration Date: 02/03/2003, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2003
Registrant: R J Oleson Farms Inc, W1360 Hwy 135, Palmyra, WI 53156 - 123 Burr Oak Road (Lat: 42.873000 Lon: -88.591500), Call Sign: WQBI213
Assigned Frequencies: 461.050 MHz Grant Date: 10/13/2004, Expiration Date: 10/13/2014, Certifier: Brad Hoffman
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
- Lat: 42.874000 Lon: -88.591278, Call Sign: WQCZ758
Assigned Frequencies: 72.1000 MHz Grant Date: 06/30/2005, Expiration Date: 06/30/2015, Certifier: Douglas Zick
Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0061 - 955 8th Street (Lat: 42.873056 Lon: -88.506667), Type: Tank, Structure height: 23 m, Call Sign: WQGW453
Assigned Frequencies: 451.587 MHz Grant Date: 05/04/2007, Expiration Date: 05/04/2017, Certifier: Scott Halbrucker
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - Various Locations (Lat: 43.035000 Lon: -88.409806), Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM914
Assigned Frequencies: 956.393 MHz Grant Date: 03/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/20/2018
Registrant: Village Of Palmyra, 103 Jefferson Street, Palmyra, WI 53156, Phone: (262) 495-8316 - PALMYRA, N 2445 Hwy 106 (Lat: 42.926111 Lon: -88.634722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPON754
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 10617.5 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2010, Expiration Date: 04/19/2020, Certifier: Kenneth R Meyers
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- PALMYRA, 496 Little Prairie Rd. (Palmyra# 88003) (Lat: 42.856861 Lon: -88.565917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.8 m, Overall height: 75 m, Call Sign: WQCX645
Assigned Frequencies: 941.700 MHz Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 06/20/2015, Certifier: Todd Lindert
Registrant: Jefferson County Sheriff, 411 S Center Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549, Phone: (920) 674-7346, Fax: (920) 674-7126, Email:
- STATION, 1.7 Miles Se Of (Lat: 42.851389 Lon: -88.568694), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WGY274
Assigned Frequencies: 2189.60 MHz Grant Date: 09/13/2001, Expiration Date: 11/26/2011, Cancellation Date: 03/14/2007
Registrant: Jefferson County Sheriff, 411 S Center Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549, Phone: (920) 674-7346, Fax: (920) 674-7126, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KA9KUP, Licensee ID: L01337443
Grant Date: 12/04/2007, Expiration Date: 02/24/2018
Registrant: Ronnie R Rubitsky, 603 W Main St, Palmyra, WI 53156-9778 - Call Sign: WD9FRI, Licensee ID: L00626388
Grant Date: 03/24/2003, Expiration Date: 06/22/2013
Registrant: Thomas A Wheeler, 117 Main St Box 271, Palmyra, WI 53156 - Call Sign: KC9BCY, Licensee ID: L00487465
Grant Date: 02/25/2002, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Certifier: Ted P Kawleski Iii
Registrant: Ted P Kawleski Iii, Palmyra, WI 53156
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Palmyra)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in Palmyra, WI
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