Average household size:
| This village: |  2.3 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 70.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Park Ridge compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Portage County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
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Religion statistics for Park Ridge
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 71.0% | 9.2% | 8.1% | 3.1% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 28.1% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 1.8% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Evangelical Free Church of America | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 28.1% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $1,828 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $472 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $298 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $179 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $374 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $3,151 |
Park Ridge government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $33,000
Regular Highways: $32,000
Fire Protection: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
General Public Buildings: $14,000
General - Other: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Sewerage: $3,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $146,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $122,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $24,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $405,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
Highways: $8,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $114,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $32,000
5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,463 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.98% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)| Portage County: | 0.05% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.08% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,044 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.46% | | 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 Park Ridge:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Park Ridge:
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Park Ridge:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Park Ridge fatal accident list:
Dec 8, 1989 12:32 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Michelle Esposito, Welling Raw Land, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00152704
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