Poygan, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +25.5%
| Males: 652 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 649 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54986.
| Poygan: | $84,243 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $42,513 (it was $23,679 in 2000)
Poygan town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $304,178 (it was $142,400 in 2000)
| Poygan: | $304,178 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $258,718; detached houses: $267,193; townhouses or other attached units: $243,221; in 2-unit structures: $143,702; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,292; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,676; mobile homes: $50,547
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Poygan, WI
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- 1,27898.2%White alone
- 60.5%Two or more races
- 50.4%Asian alone
- 50.4%Hispanic
- 30.2%Black alone
- 30.2%American Indian alone
- 10.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Poygan detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (55.7%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (9.5%), United States (6.2%), English (5.5%), French (5.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 23.3 square miles.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Poygan town: | 1.6% ($2,343) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI 
(14.5 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (76.7 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (166.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Tustin, WI (2.3 miles),
Rushford, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Poysippi, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Wolf River, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Waukau, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Butte des Morts, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 44.10 N, Longitude: 88.82 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $410,600
- 2021: 10 buildings, average cost: $422,200
- 2020: 9 buildings, average cost: $350,600
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $293,100
- 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $250,800
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $275,100
- 2016: 11 buildings, average cost: $289,100
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $190,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $182,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $245,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,500
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $255,000
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $214,900
- 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $214,900
- 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $190,500
- 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $190,500
- 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $115,400
- 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $115,400
- 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $115,400
- 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $67,000
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (9.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.9%)
- Paper (7.4%)
- Construction (6.2%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Construction (10.2%)
- Metal & metal products (8.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.2%)
- Paper (6.8%)
- Machinery (4.5%)
- Transportation equipment (4.5%)
- Health care (18.3%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Paper (7.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.9%)
- Customer service representatives (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Customer service representatives (6.7%)
- Cashiers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
Average climate in Poygan, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Poygan-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Poygan town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1956, a category F4 tornado 5.1 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Poygan-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 393.8 miles away from Poygan center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 182.8 miles away from Poygan center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 368.5 miles away from Poygan center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 214.4 miles away from Poygan center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 393.9 miles away from Poygan center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 148.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Winnebago County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Poygan:
- OMRO CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; OMRO, WI)
- CLARITY CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; OSHKOSH, WI)
- BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; BERLIN, WI)
- CHN HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; BERLIN, WI)
- JULIETTE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; BERLIN, WI)
- MERCY MED CTR OF OSHKOSH Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; OSHKOSH, WI)
- MERCY MEDICAL CTR SUBACUTE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; OSHKOSH, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Poygan:
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 15 miles; Oshkosh, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,637)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 22 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 24 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 30 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Marian University (about 31 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- Saint Norbert College (about 45 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 47 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Cattleleana Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Poygan: Saint Thomas Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Saint Thomas Cemetery (2), Forest Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Poygan (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Alder Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Henry Killilea - Football player.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.8% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Poygan:
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 6.0%
For population 25 years and over in Poygan:
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Poygan, WI (based on Winnebago County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 36,514 | 11 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 23,938 | 66 |
| Mainline Protestant | 21,022 | 43 |
| Other | 1,359 | 10 |
| None | 84,161 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| This county: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Winnebago County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
| Here: | 3.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 121
| This county: | 7.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.4% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 26.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Winnebago County: | 13.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Poygan:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOSH (1490 AM; 1 kW; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Poygan:
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWWX (96.9 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
- W203AV (88.5 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WEMI (91.9 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
- W271AC (102.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUC. BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRST-FM (90.3 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Poygan:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W17CF (Channel 17; RIPON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 1.4mTotal length
- 1,230Total average daily traffic
- 98Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,353Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 32.0%Utility gas
- 13.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.9%Wood
- 2.9%Electricity
- 30.4%Utility gas
- 30.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.7%Electricity
Poygan 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.
- 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.