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Barron County

Population in July 2007: 1,505. Population change since 2000: +10.3%
 

Males: 756  (50.3%)
Females: 749  (49.7%)
Median resident age:  40.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,974 (it was $40,048 in 2000)
Prairie Lake:  $47,974
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,333 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
Prairie Lake:  $147,333
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $175,472; Detached houses: $184,881; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,090; Mobile homes: $40,187

Prairie Lake, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Prairie Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Prairie Lake: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (33.8%), Norwegian (26.9%), English (9.7%), Irish (8.0%), Polish (5.6%), Swedish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1030 feet

Land area: 33.1 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Prairie Lake

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prairie Lake town

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 71.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Prairie Lake:  1.7% ($1,539)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (39.8 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (99.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (368.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chetek, WI (4.6 miles ), Cameron, WI (4.7 miles ), Stanley, WI (5.2 miles ), Chetek, WI (6.0 miles ), Sioux Creek, WI (6.8 miles ), Sumner, WI (8.3 miles ), Maple Grove, WI (8.6 miles ), Dallas, WI (9.2 miles ).

Latitude: 45.35 N, Longitude: 91.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +370 (+37.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


Prairie Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Prairie Lake town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.2 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie Lake:
  • BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (about 11 miles; BARRON, WI)
  • LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
  • BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (about 24 miles; BLOOMER, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prairie Lake:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 107 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 108 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie Lake:
  • RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 7 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
  • CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 7 miles; CHETEK, WI; ID: Y23)
  • BARRON MUNI (about 9 miles; BARRON, WI; ID: 9Y7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie Lake:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 36 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 72 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 89 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)

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Notable location: Prairie Lake Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Prairie Lake: Prairie Lake Evangelical Covenant Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Plain Cemetery (1), Otterholt Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Prairie Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Brown Creek (A), Yellow River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Prairie Lake: Lakewood Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie Lake, WI



Prairie Lake compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Barron County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,452 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.63%
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 Polk County, WI  0.46% ($32,859 average AGI)
from Washburn County, WI  0.42% ($21,526)
from Chippewa County, WI  0.31% ($34,561)


5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.88%
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 Eau Claire County, WI  0.48% ($23,830 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI  0.45% ($23,988)
to Chippewa County, WI  0.39% ($38,732)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie Lake:
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WJMC (1240 AM; 1 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie Lake:
  • WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie Lake:
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)

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