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Population in July 2007: 567. Population change since 2000: -0.2%
 

Males: 268  (47.4%)
Females: 299  (52.6%)
Median resident age:  41.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54761.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,300 (it was $38,438 in 2000)
Plum City  $41,300
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $108,500 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Plum City  $108,500
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Plum City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Plum City: 92.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (47.2%), Norwegian (13.1%), Swedish (11.5%), Irish (9.1%), French (5.2%), Swiss (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 577 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Plum City

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plum City village

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Plum City, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Plum City to the number of sex offenders is 189 to 1.

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

Plum City:  2.0% ($1,447)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (46.2 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (67.1 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Union, WI (1.4 miles ), Maiden Rock, WI (5.6 miles ), Rock Elm, WI (6.2 miles ), Frankfort, WI (8.7 miles ), Salem, WI (9.3 miles ), Waterville, WI (9.3 miles ), Maiden Rock, WI (9.5 miles) , Stockholm, WI (9.9 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $76,300
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,500
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $136,700

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Latitude: 44.63 N, Longitude: 92.19 W


39 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Leather and allied products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Leather and allied products (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Plum City-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the Plum City village center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/12/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Plum City:
  • LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 15 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WABASHA, MN)
  • MYRTLE WERTH HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYST (about 25 miles; MENOMONIE, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Plum City, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plum City:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 73 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plum City:
  • RED WING RGNL (about 21 miles; RED WING, MN; ID: RGK)
  • MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 29 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
  • BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; ID: 3T3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plum City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 25 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 31 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 51 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 54 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
Public high school in Plum City:
  • PLUM CITY HIGH (Students: 211; Location: 907 Main St; Grades: 06 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Plum City:
Private elementary/middle schools in Plum City:
  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ELEM SCH (Students: 45; Location: 208 CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER (Students: 19; Location: PO BOX 8; Grades: PK - 11)
Library in Plum City:
  • PLUM CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $47,791; Location: 611 MAIN ST.; 11,943 books; 340 audio materials; 585 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Court: Plum City Court (300 Court).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Plum City and their reported violations in the past:

MAINSTREET JUNCTION (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Plum City that have no violations reported:
  • PIERCE CO NUGGET LAKE PICNIC AREA (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PIERCE CO NUGGET LAKE CMPGD (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  68.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.6%
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: 0.0% of all households

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

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Plum City compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Plum City (2007 data):
  • The Bank of Spring Valley: Plum City Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1968-05-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.3 mil, Deposits: $45.1 mil, headquarters in Spring Valley, WI, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Baldwin Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$2,214
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$1,107
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,107
Local Libraries 1$1,993$23,9161$1,107
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$2,657
Totals for Government 1$1,993$23,9168$8,192



Plum City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $88,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    All Other: $4,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $46,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $113,000
    Sewerage: $83,000
    Parks & Recreation: $46,000
    Libraries: $40,000
    Police Protection: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $493,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $366,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
    Rents: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Special Assessments: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $26,000
    Central Staff: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $189,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $61,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $167,000
    Highways: $31,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $116,000

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.46%
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 St. Croix County, WI  1.39% ($39,824 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN  0.66% ($59,385)
from Washington County, MN  0.55% ($52,000)


7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.19%
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 St. Croix County, WI  1.77% ($39,054 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN  0.55% ($38,688)
to Washington County, MN  0.45% ($39,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plum City:
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WQOQ (1430 AM; 2 kW; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plum City:
  • KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
  • KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Plum City:
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K57CN (Channel 57; WABASHA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)




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