Pilsen, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +3.4%
Males: 109 | (51.9%) |
Females: 101 | (48.1%) |
Median resident age: | 53.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54806.
Pilsen: | $84,772 |
WI: | $67,125 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $39,735 (it was $17,895 in 2000)
Pilsen town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $253,162 (it was $102,900 in 2000)
Pilsen: | $253,162 |
WI: | $230,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $241,831; detached houses: $252,000; townhouses or other attached units: $388,598; in 2-unit structures: $234,724; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,290; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,066; mobile homes: $72,233; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $89,720
- 19994.8%White alone
- 41.9%American Indian alone
- 41.9%Hispanic
- 31.4%Two or more races
Races in Pilsen detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (32.5%), Irish (15.8%), Czech (12.3%), English (10.8%), Slovak (8.4%), Norwegian (6.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 888 feet
Land area: 34.9 square miles.
Population density: 6.0 people per square mile (very low).
Pilsen town: | 1.4% ($1,417) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (47.1 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (145.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (369.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.56 N, Longitude: 91.18 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $89,200
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $125,000
Here: | 5.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.5% |
- Construction (16.1%)
- Health care (10.8%)
- Public administration (8.6%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
- Construction (27.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (10.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Public administration (9.1%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (7.3%)
- Paper (7.3%)
- Health care (26.3%)
- Finance & insurance (13.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (10.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.9%)
- Public administration (7.9%)
- Educational services (7.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Carpenters (8.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4.3%)
- Carpenters (14.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9.1%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.3%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (15.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.2%)
- Registered nurses (10.5%)
- Other financial specialists (7.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.9%)
- Art and design workers (5.3%)
Average climate in Pilsen, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 51.1. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 51.1 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 29.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 29.7 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Pilsen-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/30/1968, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Pilsen town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 8/6/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 41.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pilsen-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 241.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from Pilsen center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from Pilsen center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from Pilsen center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 252.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bayfield County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pilsen:
- MEMORIAL MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-COURT MANOR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- ASHLAND HEALTH AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- REGIONAL HSPC SVCS (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- FMC DIALYSIS - CHEQUAMEGON BAY (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- BAY AREA HLTH (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
- ASHLAND CO HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; ASHLAND, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pilsen:
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 45 miles; Superior, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 47 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 48 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Lake Superior College (about 49 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 67 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 122 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 124 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
Points of interest:
Lakes: Sawdust Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Honey Lake (C), Lake Louise (D), Mirror Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pine Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.1 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 69.7% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
This town: | 2.1% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Pilsen:
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 3.8%
For population 25 years and over in Pilsen:
- High school or higher: 93.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.3 minutes
Here: | 9.1 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pilsen, WI (based on Bayfield County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 3,109 | 10 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,247 | 14 |
Evangelical Protestant | 847 | 10 |
Other | 1 | 1 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 8,810 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Bayfield County: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 26.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.7% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Bayfield County: | 27.6% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 14.3% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pilsen:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WATW (1400 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pilsen:
- WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
- WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WBSZ (93.3 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: GERALD JAMES HACKMAN)
TV broadcast stations around Pilsen:
- WAST-LP (Channel 25; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: RESOURCE RECOVERY OF WISCONSIN, INC.)
- W45CI (Channel 45; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 16ft / 5.0mTotal length
- $169,000Total costs
- 221Total average daily traffic
- 242Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- LXBGWI-2, 997-1609 Co Rd F (Lat: 44.457389 Lon: -87.711000), Type: Silo, Structure height: 27 m, Overall height: 28 m, Call Sign: WRFJ460,
Assigned Frequencies: 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz... (+3 more), Grant Date: 03/16/2020, Expiration Date: 03/16/2030, Certifier: Tim Wright, Registrant: Bertram Communications, 300 Industrial Drive, Random Lake, WI 53075, Phone: (920) 994-2388, Email:
- 58.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Wood
- 8.8%Electricity
- 7.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 66.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Pilsen compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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 significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.